Legal Research Manual

• Overview
• Steps in Legal ResearchToggle Dropdown
  • Develop an Outline
  • Stage 1: Frame Issues and Identify Keywords
  • Stage 2: Initial Research
  • Stage 3: Preliminary Integration of Research and Analysis
  • Stage 4: Intensive Case Research and Analysis
  • Stage 5: Statute/Regulation Research
  • Stage 6: Synthesize Arguments and Prepare Detailed Outline
  • Stage 7: Final Writing
• Secondary SourcesToggle Dropdown
  • Legal Encyclopedias
  • Monographs
  • Legal Journal Literature
  • ICLL Search Tips
  • Journal Articles from Other Disciplines
• LegislationToggle Dropdown
  • The Legislative Process (Federal)
  • Federal Statutes
  • The Legislative Process (Ontario)
  • Ontario Statutes
• Finding Federal and Ontario StatutesToggle Dropdown
  • Finding Statutes & Bill Information (Electronic Sources)
  • Finding Statutes & Bill Information (Print Sources)
  • Coming Into Force of Legislation
  • Status and Copies of Bills
• Statutes ConsideredToggle Dropdown
  • Online Sources
  • Print Sources
• RegulationsToggle Dropdown
  • Sources for Regulations
  • Finding Federal Regulations (Online)
  • Finding Federal Regulations (Print)
  • Using Online Sources to Update Federal Regulations
  • Finding Ontario Regulations (Online)
  • Finding Ontario Regulations (Print)
  • Using Online Sources to Update Ontario Regulations
• Case Law ResearchToggle Dropdown
  • Anatomy of a Decision
  • Sources for Locating Full Text Decisions
  • Print Reporters
  • Digest Services
• Noting Up a CaseToggle Dropdown
  • Lexis Advance Quicklaw - QuickCite
  • WestlawNext Canada - KeyCite
  • Print Sources
• Researching UK LawToggle Dropdown
  • Digests and Encyclopedias
  • Sources for Case Law
  • Nominate Reports (pre-1865)
  • The Law Reports (LR)
  • Sources for UK Legislation
• Researching American LawToggle Dropdown
  • Federal Court System
  • State Court Systems
  • American Law Reports (ALRs)
  • Legal Encyclopedias and Digests
  • American Case Law
  • Case Citators: Shepard's and KeyCite
  • US Federal and State Legislation
• International LawToggle Dropdown
  • Secondary Sources on International Law
  • Primary Sources of International Law
• Foreign LawToggle Dropdown
  • Secondary Sources on Foreign Jurisdictions
  • Primary Sources of Foreign Law
• Searching for Reliable and Free Legal Resources OnlineToggle Dropdown
  • Finding Legal Information Online
  • Evaluating Online Information
• Recent Legal Research Guides
  • American Legal Research Guides
  • British Legal Research Guides
  • International Legal Research Guides
• Indigenous Research Guides
• Other Legal Research MethodsToggle Dropdown
  • Topical Legal Research Handbooks
  • Empirical Legal Research
• Appendix: Quick Legal Research Checklist