Legal Research Boot Camp 2012 – Materials

Here’s a short summary of the program, with links to selected documentation.

  • Approaching New Research Projects: Preliminary Analysis and Secondary Sources. [slides]
  • Off-campus access to UCI Law databases using VPN. Related link: Law Library Password FAQ.
  • Tips: Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw.
  • Hands-on research examples  [ Note-taking template ]
  • Lunch and panel. Panelists were: Sheila Neville, Senior Attorney at Legal Aid Foundation Los Angeles; Michael Torres, Acting Assistant City Attorney at City of Newport Beach; Nathan Scott, Senior Attorney at California Court of Appeal, 4th District.
  • Primary Sources
  • Common Summer Research Projects [slides] Check the slides for starting tips on:
    • Dockets
    • Multi-jurisdiction surveys
    • Legislative History
    • Updating – taking an earlier brief, memo, etc. and checking for developments
    • Issue research
  • Externship Program remarks from Laura Fry