This document provides an overview and introduction to legal research. It discusses the importance of good legal research skills and having an effective search strategy. It outlines a typical structure for teaching legal research, including an introduction, print and online sources, statutory research, and using Lexis and Westlaw databases. It demonstrates how to develop a search strategy by identifying key concepts and alternative search terms. It also provides examples of how to search Lexis and Westlaw using Boolean operators, truncation, and phrase searching.