Law Library Legal Research Program

Library faculty integrate advanced legal research instruction into the curriculum in the following ways:

• We teach advanced research skills, such as finding pending regulations and researching statutory intent, by guest lecturing in the Legal Writing Program, Externship Program, and Clinic.
• We work individually with students in all law school programs to give students guidance when they need it.
• We embed in clinic courses to teach and mentor students as they research real client problems.
• Independent Study Research Support
  Independent Studies are 1-2 credit research and writing projects. Supervised by a faculty member, they include a member of the library faculty who provides individualized research instruction to support the student’s project.
• We equip law journal staff with a suite of research presentations, individual guidance and a 1 credit elective research course.
• We teach a variety of legal research elective courses each year.

Advanced Legal Research LRES-350 one semester, two credits

• Provides comprehensive instruction in advanced research techniques across research platforms.
• Emphasizes development of cost-effective and interdisciplinary research strategies.

Online Advanced Legal Research LRES-360: eight weeks in the summer, two credits

• This fully online course mirrors the content and approach of Advanced Legal Research.

Advanced Research for Scholarly Writing LRES-375: eight weeks in the fall, two credits

• Fundamentals and techniques of legal and interdisciplinary research.
• Available only to students in their first year of journal participation.

Legal Research Strategy and Sources LRES-500: January Intersession, one credit

• Learn the fundamental concepts and skills to research cases, statutes, and regulations using major commercial and free resources.
• Gain proficiency in planning research, using secondary sources, and navigating online resources.