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These books are available in some public libraries (the website http://www.worldcat.org will tell you if a library near you has copies) or at a branch of [http://www.courthouselibraries.ca Courthouse Libraries BC]. | These books are available in some public libraries (the website http://www.worldcat.org will tell you if a library near you has copies) or at a branch of [http://www.courthouselibraries.ca Courthouse Libraries BC]. | ||
Legal research can be terribly complex, partly because there are so many different reporters and partly because there are so many cases. In fact, legal research is the subject of a whole course at law school. You can get some help from the librarians at your local courthouse law library or university law library, all of whom are really quite helpful. In fact, the law library at UBC has a research desk that can help with certain limited matters. You might also consider hiring a law student to plough through the law for you, and the law schools at UBC, the University of Victoria and | Legal research can be terribly complex, partly because there are so many different reporters and partly because there are so many cases. In fact, legal research is the subject of a whole course at law school. You can get some help from the librarians at your local courthouse law library or university law library, all of whom are really quite helpful. In fact, the law library at UBC has a research desk that can help with certain limited matters. You might also consider hiring a law student to plough through the law for you, and the law schools at UBC, the University of Victoria and Thompson Rivers University will have job posting boards where you can put up a note about your needs and contact information. If all else fails, or your issue is really complex, try hiring a professional legal researcher. | ||
As part of its mandate, the Legal Research section of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, maintains a list of freelance research lawyers, which is reproduced on [http://www.courthouselibrary.ca/clientservices/researchers.aspx Courthouse Libraries BC's website]. | |||
==Legislation== | ==Legislation== | ||