Front Matter
| Jurisdiction | United States |
Names: Schlueter, Linda L., author. | Niesel, Zoe E., author. Title: Legal research guide : patterns and practice / by Linda L. Schlueter, Zoe E. Niesel.
Description: Eighth edition. | Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, LLC, [2019] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019021480 | ISBN 9781531016234 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Legal research—United States.
Classification: LCC KF240 .R63 2019 | DDC 340.072/073—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019021480
Tribute to Professor Bonita K. Roberts
Professor Roberts joined the St. Mary's law faculty in 1981 and became the inaugural Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program. In that capacity, she developed a leading legal research program which taught students the skills and framework to effectively and efficiently find the law. She taught students how to effectively analyze and communicate the law in an opinion letter, memorandum of law, and appellate brief. She was passionate about teaching law students to use precise and concise language, as well as to write in plain English in the tradition of Richard Wydick. She also oversaw the 1L moot court competition and the annual best brief awards—two activities which have provided valuable learning experiences and well-deserved recognition for generations of law students.
In 1986, Bonnie Roberts and Linda Schlueter published the first edition of LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDE: PATTERNS AND PRACTICE. It was with the same conviction that Professor Roberts dedicated herself to explaining how there was a pattern to research that would lead to confidence in finding the law. Over the years as technology developed, she enthusiastically embraced new approaches and taught students the best way to find the law, whether in hardcopy or electronic form. This book demonstrated that approach in succeeding editions with guidance on the use of electronic and Internet research.
Over the last thirty-seven years, Prof. Roberts' commitment to teaching legal research is unsurpassed. Over 3,500 students have benefited...
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