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Administrative Law
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 14, 2012
Rules, regulations, order, licenses, advisory opinions, and decisions promulgated by agencies or the President

Agricultural Law Resources
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Jan 18, 2012

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Bar Examination Preparation
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 15, 2012
Resources to help law school graduates study for the bar examination.

Best Practices in Juvenile Law: Looking at the Evidence Base
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 15, 2012
Guide to finding evidence-based practices in juvenile justice and child welfare, developed for Drake Law School's Children's Rights Clinic

Bioethics and the Law
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 10, 2012
Information for students in the seminar class.

Business of Health Law
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 2, 2012

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Case Law
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 1, 2012
Information on finding federal and state cases as well as sources of case law.

Cite-Checking
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 10, 2012
tips and guidelines for cite-checking

Comparative Constitutional Law
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012
Information for students in the seminar class.

Constitutional Theory
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 10, 2012

Current Problems in Corporate and Business Law
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 13, 2012
Resources for the seminar

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Databases
by David Hanson - Last Updated Feb 20, 2012
A-Z Database List

Dispute Resolution Assistance
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Sep 27, 2011
Resources to help you resolve a dispute without going to court. Compiled by the librarians at the Drake University Law Library and the State Law Library of Iowa.

Doing Business in China
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012
Resources to support the seminar class at Drake Law School.

Drake Law Library in a Nutshell
by Karen Wallace, David Hanson, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Sep 1, 2011
An introduction to the Drake Law Library's services and collections for 1Ls

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Effective Web Searching
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Jun 1, 2011

Employment Discrimination Litigation Seminar
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012

Environmental Practice 2012
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 3, 2012

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Federal Legislative History
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 15, 2012
Describes federal legislation process and associated documents, including bills, hearings, reports, debate, signing statements, and appropriations. Also provides sources for compiled legislative histories.

Federal Resources
by David Hanson - Last Updated Sep 1, 2011

Find Articles
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Jan 22, 2012
Find law-related journal articles by topic. Also find out if Drake has the full-text of an article for which you already have a citation.

Finding an Attorney
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Sep 27, 2011
Resources for finding free, low-cost, or private legal representation or advice, compiled by the librarians at the Drake University Law Library and the State Law Library of Iowa.

Finding Books
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Sep 7, 2011
Where to locate books at Drake and beyond.

Finding Government Documents
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Sep 7, 2011
Where and how to find government documents in the library and electronically.

Finding Legal Research Guides
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 16, 2011
Selected legal research guides available from the Drake Law Library and plenty of tips on finding more guides on the Web and in other publications.

Finding Library Materials
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Aug 11, 2011
A description of how to find resources listed on a research guide in the library or online.

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General Reference Sources
by David Hanson - Last Updated Aug 2, 2011

General Research Tips
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Aug 29, 2011
Tips and tricks for making your research more effective and efficient.

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Interlibrary Loan
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 10, 2012
Information on getting material from other libraries for faculty, staff, students, friends, and the public.

International Human Rights
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 13, 2012
Information for students in the seminar class.

International Intellectual Property Law
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012
Information for students in the seminar class.

International, Foreign, and Comparative Law
by David Hanson - Last Updated Jan 4, 2012
Information on international, foreign and comparative law.

Introduction to Health Law
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012

Iowa Legal Research: Sources of Iowa Law
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 13, 2012
Categorized and descriptive list of Iowa legal sources, including statutes, constitution, case law, court rules, and administrative rules and decisions

Iowa Legislation
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Jan 30, 2012
Iowa legislation, legislative tracking, and legislative history information. Iowa bills and laws.

Iowa Municipal and County Law
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Jan 17, 2012
Links to Municipal Codes and County Ordinances in Iowa.

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Jury Awards, Judgments and Settlements
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Oct 14, 2011
Resources for finding jury awards and assessing and winning damages.

Jury Instructions
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Oct 14, 2011
Sources of Jury Instructions, focusing on Iowa.

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Law and Religion
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012
Information for students in the seminar class.

Law Faculty Publishing
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 15, 2012

Law-Related Forms
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 10, 2012
Legal formbooks and other sources of law-related forms.

Law-Related Journal Articles
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Sep 8, 2011
Finding Law Review and Journal Articles and Law-Related Articles in Other Publications.

Legal Abbreviations
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Oct 11, 2011

Legal Metasites
by David Hanson - Last Updated Aug 12, 2011

Legal News
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Aug 31, 2011
Recent legal developments and other law-related news.

Legal Practice Materials
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Apr 6, 2011
Law practice aids, emphasizing Iowa materials.

Legal Writing
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 1, 2012
Resources for legal writing and drafting, including academic writing, briefs, documents, letters, memoranda, and pleadings.

LexisNexis & Westlaw Search Techniques
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Sep 8, 2011
Comparing and contrasting Lexis & Westlaw search techniques and content as well as finding the right database and primary differences between the two databases.

LRW & AP Demand Letter, Petition, and Answer Resources
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Mar 21, 2011
Top recommended resources for LRW and Appellate Practic demand letter, petition, and answer assignments.

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MPRE Preparation
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Jan 4, 2012
Resources to help law students prepare for the multistate professional responsibility examination.

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Note Resources
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Sep 15, 2011
Resources for Student Writing Notes

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Primary Sources for Legal Research
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Apr 16, 2011
Legislative, executive, and judicial information at the federal and state level

Prof. Weresh: Resources for Demand Letter, Petition, and Answer
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Mar 21, 2011

Psychiatry and the Law
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012
Information for students in the seminar class.

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Research Reality Check
by Karen Wallace, David Hanson, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Jul 19, 2011
Refresher to help prepare 2 & 3Ls for the world outside of law school.

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Secondary Sources
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Aug 31, 2011

Self-Represented Litigant Resources
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Sep 8, 2011
Information to help non-lawyers

Sexuality and the Law
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012
Resources for students enrolled in Sexuality and the Law

SSRN Search Tips
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Jan 19, 2012
Information on searching the SSRN Legal Scholarship Network.

Starting a Law Practice
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Dec 1, 2011
Resources for attorneys starting their own practice.

State and Local Law Research
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Aug 31, 2011
Resources for individual U.S. states' and localities' laws and for comparing laws across states.

Statistics
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Nov 21, 2011
Where to find statistics for the U.S. and internationally, state and federal, as well as by subject.

Statutes
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Feb 13, 2012
Information about federal and state statutory law.

Statutory Construction and Interpretation
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Oct 14, 2011
Resources for interpreting and drafting statutes

Student Publishing
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Oct 4, 2011
Tips and tools to use when you want to publish a paper you wrote for a seminar.

Study Aids
by Karen Wallace - Last Updated Oct 14, 2011
Drake law library study aids for law student class and exam preparation

Sustainability and the Law: Spring 2012
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 8, 2012

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Tax Law
by Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Sep 21, 2011
General information about understanding and finding federal tax information.

Treaties
by David Hanson - Last Updated Jan 4, 2012
Treaty research related to the United States, United Nations and International agreements.

Trust Construction
by Karen Wallace, Rebecca Lutkenhaus - Last Updated Feb 9, 2012
Information for students in the seminar class.

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