Specialized Legal Research

Book excerpt: As legal practice areas become more specialized and less accessible sources of legal authority proliferate, clients often prove unwilling to bankroll extensive research. Specialized Legal Research will help you to locate what you need quickly and efficiently to master the sources unique to your field, and to cite authority your opposing counsel is unlikely to find. You will find detailed guidance on locating and using sources of law in each of these specialized areas of practice: Securities Regulation the Uniform Commercial Code Federal Income Taxation Copyright Law Federal Labor and Employment Law Environmental Law and Land use Planning Admiralty and Maritime Law Immigration Law Military and Veterans Law Banking Law Federal Patent and Trademark Law Government Contracts Custom Laws