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Research Guides

This page offers some suggestions for books and websites on Canadian legal research.

Legal Research and Writing by Ted Tjaden
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Call Number: Law KE250 T52 2016
ISBN: 1552214141
Publication Date: 2016
Chapter 8 Legal Research by Topic provides checklist on Canadian legal resources broken down into 48 topics
Legal Research Handbook - Chapter 11 Research Checklists by Douglass T. MacEllven et al
Call Number: KE250 M33 2003
Publication Date: 2003
The Practical Guide to Legal Research: Chapter 2 - The Legal Research Checklist by Nancy McCormack et al
Call Number: KE250 M32 2015
ISBN: 0779864999
Publication Date: 2015

Catherine Best, "The Canadian Legal Research and Writing Guide"
An excellent, thorough resource created by BC research lawyer Catherine Best now edited by Melanie R Bueckert, André Clair, Maryvon Côté, Yasmin Khan and Mandy Ostick. Chapter 2 includes research checklists.
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Legal Research and Writing website - Ted Tjaden
Created to support his book on legal research and writing, this websites provides links to topics of interest in legal research.

Catherine Best, "The Canadian Legal Research and Writing Guide"
An excellent, thorough resource created by BC research lawyer Catherine Best now edited by Melanie R Bueckert, André Clair, Maryvon Côté, Yasmin Khan and Mandy Ostick.
more...less...
– Canadian Legal Information Institute

This page will help you analyze the legal problem you are going to research and help you identify the points your research will need to address.

Below is a sample research plan template: