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- Foundations of Legal Research
- Essential Legal Research
- Advanced Legal Research
- Litigation
- Transactional
- Prepare to Practice
Essential Legal Research Certification
An introduction to Westlaw and the essential elements of legal research
- Create searches and refine search results
- Utilize Secondary Sources
- Learn the anatomy of cases and statutes
- Employ annotations in cases and statutes to expand research
- Introduce Citators and use KeyCite to validate authority
Advanced Legal Research Certification
Techniques designed to increase the depth, breadth and quality of legal research
- Construct Terms & Connectors searches
- Employ annotations in cases and statutes to expand research
- Leverage the statutory indices and tables of contents
- Research regulations and when to use them
- Perform Legislative History research
Litigation Research Certification
Procedures and processes to create professional motions & pleadings.
- Formulate a litigation strategy
- Employ sample documents to improve the drafting process
- Utilize practitioner resources to enhance litigation comprehension
Transactional Research Certification
An overview of the key tools used to construct and review legal agreements.
- Locate checklists to aid in contract drafting
- Find and adapt real-world examples of agreements
- Leverage practitioner insight tools
- Employ contract drafting tools, such as Deal Proof
Prepare to Practice Certification
Prepare students to bridge the gap between law school and practice
- Understand the business of law, and the role research plays
- Utilize different methods of billing and tracking time
- Employ practice tools to avoid conflicts and missed deadlines
- Research both time-efficiently and cost-effectively
Foundations of Legal Research
Understand the legal system and how to put a research plan into action.
- An overview of the legal system, precedent and types of authority.
- Build effective research plans
- Identify gaps in legal knowledge and overcome them
- Construct legal arguments utilizing different types of legal authority
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Orientation:
Civics 101
Students will learn the workings of the American Legal System and the power of precedent. They also learn how to use citators to verify legal authority.
First Semester:
Research Essentials
Students will engage in the preparation and execution research plans, identify and resolve knowledge gaps, and carry out basic legal research on Westlaw.
Second Semester:
Advanced Techniques
Students will be challenged to apply advanced research skills, such as terms & connectors, and adjust their techniques to suit private legal practice.
