FINDING THE ANSWERS TO LEGAL QUESTIONS:
A HOW-TO-DO-IT MANUAL
Summary Table of Contents
PART I: FOUNDATION: Legal Information Overview
Chapter 1: The Structure of the Legal System in the United States
Chapter 2: Secondary Sources and Practice Materials
Chapter 3: Finding Federal Law: Legal Information in the Federal System
Chapter 4: Finding State and Local Law
PART II: PREPARATION: Understanding Legal Information Needs
Chapter 5: Legal Research Basics
Chapter 6: Resources Beyond the Public Library
PART III: INFORMATION: Specific Legal Questions
Chapter 7: Lawsuits
Chapter 8: Family Law
Chapter 9: Landlord-Tenant
Chapter 10: Wills, Estate Planning, and Probate
Chapter 11: Debts, Collections, and Credit
Chapter 12: Bankruptcy
Chapter 13: Employment and Unemployment
Chapter 14: Criminal Law
Part IV: COLLECTION: Building a Basic Collection or Website
Chapter 15: What’s Online, What’s Not, and When to Use What
Chapter 16: Evaluating the Trustworthiness of Websites and Self-help Law Books
Chapter 17: Creating a Library Web Page and Basic Legal Collection