Advanced Legal Research

Advanced Legal Research - Professor James Kite

• Course Number: LAW-598
• Course Type: Foundational and Experiential
• Credits: 2
• Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar
• Description: This course expands on the practical approach to modern legal research begun in Legal Research I. In Advanced Legal Research, students will explore complex research topics including legislative history, transactional practice, litigation analytics, and artificial intelligence. Students learn through a combination of lectures, homework assignments, frequent in-class exercises and other activities.
• Prerequisite: none
• Evaluation Method: Skill-based quizzes and final research project on student-selected topic
• Capstone: no
• WIE: no

 

Adv Legal Research  - Professor M. Kostek   Summer

• Course Number: LAW-598
• Course Type: Foundational and Experiential
• Credits: 2
• Enrollment Limit: Determined by the Registrar

Description

This course provides a practical approach to modern legal research. This course is designed as a fundamental research class. Students will develop advanced skills in recognizing secondary sources; finding cases, statutes, and regulations; and developing strong research plans. These skills will help students approach any legal problem encountered in practice, clerkships, or throughout law school. Students learn through a combination of lectures, weekly homework assignments, frequent in-class exercises, presentations, and other activities.

 

• Prerequisite: none
• Evaluation Method: Final exam and one or two short quizzes
• Capstone: no
• WIE: no