Foundations of Legal Research

SLN #: 70451
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: D1002
Credit Hours: 1
Instructor(s): Fishman
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will meet for six weeks on Thursdays from 10 am - Noon beginning Thursday, August 22. The last class will meet on Thursday, September 26.

Legal research is an integral part of what lawyers do. In this 6-week course you will learn how to evaluate sources of information, implement efficient research strategies, and find relevant legal authority for success in law practice. The course is intended to be a gateway course to more advanced legal research topics and is particularly relevant to those students who (1) want an in-depth refresher of the legal research concepts covered in the 1L courses or (2) are transfer students. Research skills assessed on the NextGen Bar Exam will be a point of focus in the class.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.