Advanced Legal Research

Course Number:
Law 267T

Hours:
3

Course Type:
Upper-Level

Writing Requirement:
None

Skills Requirement?:
Yes

Final Exam?:
No

Description:

Hall/Sexton section Summer Session 2012:
This course will offer students experience using and comparing a broad range of legal research tools, including digital sources as well as some traditional print sources. The course reviews primary and secondary sources and covers legislative history, practice materials, and some specialized topical resources. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to evaluate research options and make choices that best suit a particular legal research situation. Course grades will be based on one out-of-class exercise, a mid-term exam, class participation, the creation of a research guide and in-class presentations. Students will earn Skills credit for this course.

Hall section Fall Semester:
The purpose of this course is to offer students an opportunity to gain in-depth working knowledge of legal research methods. The course will give students experience using and comparing a broad range of legal research tools, including traditional print sources and electronic materials. The course will review primary and secondary sources and will cover topics such as legislative history, practice materials, and some specialized topical resources. Students will be graded on a variety of assignments, including class presentations and class participation. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to evaluate research options and make choices that best suit a particular legal research situation.

Street section Fall Semester:
The purpose of this course is to offer students to an opportunity to gain in-depth working knowledge of legal research methods. The course emphasizes teaching the thorough process of legal research, including knowing where to start research and when to stop. It offers students experience using and comparing a broad range of legal research tools, including traditional print sources and electronic materials. The course will review primary and secondary sources and will cover legislative history, practice materials, administrative law, and some specialized topical resources. Upon completion of this course students should be able to evaluate research options and made choices that best suit a particular legal research situation.

Gallina/Sexton section Spring Semester:
The purpose of this course is to offer students an opportunity to gain in-depth working knowledge of legal research methods. The course will offer students experience using and comparing a broad range of legal research tools, including traditional print sources and electronic materials. The course will review primary and secondary sources and will cover legislative history, practice materials, and some specialized topical resources. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to evaluate research options and make choices that best suit a particular legal research situation.

Sampson section Spring Semester:
The purpose of this course is to offer students an opportunity to gain in-depth working knowledge of legal reseearch methods. The course emphasizes teaching the thorough process of legal research, including knowing where to start research and when to stop. It offers students experience using and comparing a broad range of legal research tools, including traditional print sources and electronic materials. The course will review primary and secondary sources and will cover legislative history, practice materials, administrative law, and some specialized topical resources. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to evaluate research options and make choices that best suit a particular legal research situation.

Related Courses:

Prerequisites:

Instructor(s):
T. Gallina, M. Hall, J. Kimbrough, D. Nixon, S. Sampson, N. Sexton, L. Street

Semester(s):
Fall, Spring, Summer