Legal Research Guides from the Charles B. Sears Law Library: Home
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- Civil Procedure: A Guide for the Busy 1L
- Constitutional Law: A Guide for the Busy 1L
- Contracts: A Guide for the Busy 1L
- Criminal Law: A Guide for the Busy 1L
- Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research (LAWR)
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility: A Guide for the Busy 1L
- Property: A Guide for the Busy 1L
- Torts: A Guide for the Busy 1L
Foreign & International
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- International & Foreign Sources: Just the Basics
- International Environmental Law
- International Human Rights of Women: Free Online Resources
- International Law & Human Rights: A Short Guide
- Treaty Sources
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- U.S. Digests of State Practice in International Law
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- Hydrofracking: A Legal Issues Guide
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- Indians and New York State
- Indigenous Studies: Boarding School Topical Resources
- Insurance Law
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- Racial Justice Toolkit
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- Secondary Sources – A Brief Overview
Course Guides / Program Guides
- Advertising Law
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- Courts and Social Change
- Developments in New York Family Law
- Federal Income Taxation: A Guide for Geeks and Non-Geeks
- Figuring Out Ferguson Resources
- International Environmental Law
- Law and Technology
- Modern Legal History
- New York City Program in Finance & Law
- Trademarks
- Veterans Law
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- Fall 2024 Upper-Level Coursebook Guide
- Law Faculty Research Funding
- Legal Education Links
- Microsoft Word (2016) Skills
- Open Access Legal Resources
- Racial Justice Toolkit
- Recommended Summer Reading
- Summer and Post-Graduate Access to Lexis and Westlaw
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