Finding relevant information and leading cases can be difficult as the law is constantly changing, as well as how it is recorded and delivered.
These titles, ranging from 1987-2019 to give a brief overview of the changes in legal research and writing.
Print Resources Available in the Library:
How To Use A Law Library 2nd ed. by Jane Dean and Philip Thomas
On Using A Law Library 5th ed. by Margaret Banks
Legal Research Handbook 3rd ed. by Douglass MacEllven
Guide To International Legal Research 2nd ed. by The George Washington University Journal of International Law and Economics
Strategic Legal Writing: Preparing Persuasive Documents by Law Society of Manitoba Education and Competence Department
The Practical Guide To Canadian Legal Research, 4th ed. by Nancy McCormack et al.
Electronic Legal Research For Luddites! by Law Society of Manitoba Education and Competence Department
The Comprehensive Guide To Legal Research, Writing & Analysis by Moira McCarney
Legal Writing and Research Manual by John A Yogis
Legal Research Boot Camp by The Law Society of Manitoba
Electronic Resources
Online
The CanLII Primer: Legal Research Principles And CanLII Navigation For Self-Represented Litigants / The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (2016)
The Canadian Legal Research And Writing Guide, 2018 – CanLII
desLibris (available behind the Law Society’s Member’s Portal)
Legal Research and Writing 4th ed. (2015) by Ted Tjaden
Guthrie’s Guide to Better Legal Writing by Neil Guthrie
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