Paralegal Studies

The law librarians at the Southern California Association of Law Libraries have created a guide to legal research that includes California, Federal, and International legal materials.  You will need Adobe Reader to view them.

These are selected chapters from this e-book 6th edition 2018.  If you would like to view the entire book you can access it via the SCALL publication page.

• Cover
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: How to Read a Legal Citation
• Chapter 3: Basic Legal Research Techniques
• Chapter 4: Legal Reference vs. Legal Advice
• Chapter 5: California Law
• Chapter 6: Bibliography of California Law Resources
• Chapter 7: Federal Law
• Chapter 8: Citators
• Chapter 9: Assisting Self-Represented Litigants in California
• Chapter 10: Bibliography of Self-Help Resources
• Chapter 11: Availability, Accessibility, and Maintenance of Legal Collections
• Chapter 12: Major Legal Publishers