Background -- Introduction to legal citation and The bluebook -- Constitutions and statutes -- Citing constitutional provisions and statutes -- Cases : reporters and digests -- Citing cases -- Briefing cases -- Administrative law -- Secondary authority -- Shepard's citations -- Computer-assisted legal research -- Organizing and writing up your research.
Summary
"This book is a guide to legal research in North Carolina. Each chapter includes up-to-date research projects that provide hands-on learning from an experienced teacher. Legal Research in North Carolina is useful for students and practitioners of law and paralegal work, or for anyone else who needs to navigate a law library." --Book Jacket.