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Summer Employment Research Refresher M&A (deals)  Bonds Corporate Taxation Spring 2010 Dana Neacsu [email_address]
How to Research an  Unfamiliar Legal Issue? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Framing your inquiry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
M&A (Deals) Legal and Non Legal Research  ,[object Object],[object Object]
M&A – Deals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using Non-legal Databases (from CU Business Library) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Bloomberg –The Comprehensive Research Tool for Corporate Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Bonds Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using Treatises  (Corporate Taxation) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lexis Corporate/Taxation Tabs Westlaw –Directory (WestlawNext) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using Specialized Databases (taxation RIA) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Legal Research Process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sample Log * *see  “Managing a Research Assignment” by M. Whisner. Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research & Writing (Fall 2000). ?? 7/15  memo re compensation for em. dom. taking of a leasehold Jane Hansen   7/7  7/7  research 7/6   7/7  Fein med mal case — find Pa. statute of lim; copy w/ annotations David Marks   7/6  7/9 research 7/6-7, write 7/8 7/10 Ferguson case — prepare memo on prescriptive easement Q . Anne McDonald 7/2 Done When will I work on it? Due Project Supervisor Date Assigned
Plan Your Time ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Fri.7/10 Thur.7/9 Wed.7/8 Tues. 7/7 Mon. 7/6
Start a Research Log (Journal) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],See annotations Use topic & key#s to find 1º sources Conflict of Laws; Choice of law contracts NY Jur 2d Search Strategy Search Terms Resource
Before You Leave for the Summer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Have a Wonderful Summer! Summer Reference Desk Hours Monday-Friday 10am-5pm

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Research refresher summer associates ma-tax

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  • 14. Sample Log * *see “Managing a Research Assignment” by M. Whisner. Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research & Writing (Fall 2000). ?? 7/15 memo re compensation for em. dom. taking of a leasehold Jane Hansen 7/7 7/7 research 7/6 7/7 Fein med mal case — find Pa. statute of lim; copy w/ annotations David Marks 7/6 7/9 research 7/6-7, write 7/8 7/10 Ferguson case — prepare memo on prescriptive easement Q . Anne McDonald 7/2 Done When will I work on it? Due Project Supervisor Date Assigned
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  • 18. Have a Wonderful Summer! Summer Reference Desk Hours Monday-Friday 10am-5pm

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  1. Research has a beginning and an end -> if you found several (3-5) controlling authorities that agree with each other as to the legal issue at hand, and they are recent enough in time not to give you pause (within the last 30yrs for a highest court/highest controlling authority Legal research can be cyclical Don’t reinvent the wheel Secondary sources as structured finding tools (indexes, catalogs) Secondary sources as legal scholarship Define Secondary Sources