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Overview of Topics Covered:
Introduction; Objective; Categories; Foundation of the Legal System; Research Methodology; Computer-Assisted Legal Research; Primary Authority Research; Appellate and Supreme Courts; Organization of Reported Cases; Stages of Publication; Binding v. Persuasive Precedent; Shepardizing; State Court Case Reporters; Federal Court Reporters; Federal Appellate Court Decisions; Federal District Court Decisions; Specialty Court Decisions; Locating Case Law; Legislative System/Constitutions & Statutes; States; Secondary Authority Research; Attorney General’s Opinions; Persuasive Publications; Useful Sources; Westlaw; Basic Steps; Findlaw; Basic Steps; Lexis; Basic Steps