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D-605 – Advanced Legal Research


2 Credits

Building on elementary legal research skills and through hands-on exercises, lectures and discussions, students learn advanced legal and non-legal research skills commonly utilized in the practice of law. Ethical matters and other thought-provoking topics are also addressed. Limited to 16 students.

Fall Sections

Section
Instructor Room Days Times
Wang 303 Th 04:00pm - 06:00pm

Required Materials:

Cohen, Legal Research in Nutshell, (West Publishing Company College & School Division 10th Edition) ISBN: 9780314264084

Murray, Legal Research Methods, (Foundation Press 2nd Edition) ISBN: 9781599413969

Recommended Materials:

First Assignments:

Read:

Murray, Michael & DeSanctis, Christie, Legal Research Methods (2009, Foundation Press), Chapter 1.

 

Cohen, M. & Olson, K., Legal Research in a Nutshell (10th ed. 2003), Chapters 1 and 2.