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Westlaw tips for associates
January/February 2009
Retrieving law reviews: the no-search solution
Legal researchers often turn to law review articles—but not out of academic curiosity. Law review articles can provide
- useful background on an unfamiliar topic
- important concepts and terms to use in subsequent research
- ontrolling authorities
- exhaustive footnotes
- extensive analysis of emerging areas
Further, law review articles are thoroughly researched and reviewed. If you find a law review article on point, much of your own research may already be done.
Problem: How do I find a law review article on point?
With hundreds of thousands of articles from more than 1,000 journals and law reviews available to you, the prospect of retrieving an article tailored to your issue may seem daunting. After all, a law review article is not supplied with a synopsis, headnotes, West key number classifications, or other enhancements containing terms that describe important concepts from the article.
In many legal areas, there are one or two governing statutes or regulations that are mentioned in every serious analysis. For example, a thorough discussion of due process for tax liens will almost certainly mention 26 U.S.C.A. § 6320.
If you suspect that every law review article on your issue will cite a particular statute or regulation, then start with the statute or regulation. (Type the citation in the Find this document by citation text box and click Go.) Then simply click Law Reviews under Analysis on the Links tab to view a list of law review articles citing the statute or regulation.
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