Specialized Legal Research

Legal research usually consists of consulting the body of case law along with relevant provisions of a statutory code. However the modern legal system consists of a baroque body of interlocking laws, regulations and institutions. When engaging with a specialized legal issue a responsible legal researcher is faced with a daunting task.

Navigating this vast body of potential authority can be difficult. Identifying reliable and relevant secondary sources multiplies the difficulty.

Specialized Legal Research by Penny A Hazelton serves as a guide to researching several more obscure areas of the law. Listed below are the subjects covered in the volume's 13 chapters.

Chapters:

1. Securities Regulation
2. The Uniform Commercial Code
3. Federal Income Taxation
4. Copyright Law
5. Federal Labor and Employment Law
6. Law of Environmental Protection
7. Admiralty and Maritime Law
8. Immigration Law
9. Military and Veterans Law
10. Banking Law
11. Federal Patent and Trademark Law
12. Federal Government Contracts
13. Customs Law

So if you're stumped on a tough legal research job you might just be able to find the answer in this excellent book.