LAW 6739

Research and Analysis in Law Practice

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

Take your research skills beyond the basics of Lawyering. This course provides an overview of the resources, methods, and strategies necessary to conduct efficient and effective online legal research for upper level courses and employment. Students will learn when and how to use various databases while considering their relationship to each other and to traditional print sources. The course will be delivered through interactive lectures and hands-on exercises. Internet access will be provided in the classroom. Selected readings will be available through the course website and on reserve; there is no required textbook. There will be a series of assignments and a final research project tailored to students' individual interests.

When Offered Spring (six and a half week session).

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: LAW 5081.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies the skills requirement.

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