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Choosing and Using Legal Authority: The Top 10 Tips
Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing (1997)
  • Terry Jean Seligmann
  • Thomas H Seymour
Abstract
The research is as done as it reasonably can be. The photocopied and laser-printed cases--along with assorted statutes, regulations, and articles--sit in more-or-less near piles. Now comes the hard part: marshaling this material in the memorandum or brief. Students are often perplexed about what authority is best to cite and how much authority to use. Some teachers give the ULR--the Universal Lawyer's Response: "It depends." If pressed, they might add, "Whatever is appropriate, but nothing else." These answers are accurate but not useful. We offer these tips as an additional response.
Publication Date
Fall 1997
Citation Information
Terry Jean Seligmann and Thomas H Seymour. "Choosing and Using Legal Authority: The Top 10 Tips" Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing Vol. 6 (1997) p. 1
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/terry_seligmann/17/