12:10 to 12:30 pm in the Law Library Computer Lab
Learn about resources to help you choose a paper topic and find existing literature on that topic, including LegalTrac, Current Index to Legal Periodicals, and BNA’s chart of Circuit Splits in US Law Week.
[Handout – Researching Paper Topics]
20-Minute Training – Advanced Caselaw – Tues. 11/9
12:10 to 12:30 pm in MPAA 420
Designed to make you a more effective and efficient caselaw researcher, this session will cover topics such as dockets, advanced searching with segments and fields, and using Shepard’s and KeyCite to update and expand your research.
[Handout – Cases]
Legal Research Boot Camp – Wed. 5/12
Be sure to start your summer job on the right foot by joining the research librarians for a full-day legal research Boot Camp! We will run you through the basics of online legal research, help to synthesize and reinforce the skills you’ve learned thus far, and talk about how to successfully approach summer research projects.
When: Wednesday, May 12, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: MPAA 130
What we’ll cover:
- Introduction to the legal research process.
- Secondary sources
- Statutes
- Cases
- Regulations
- Legal Research Methodology, Applied.
2010 Celebration of Books – Wed 4/21
An event to highlight and acknowledge the authored and co-authored, edited and co-edited books by our faculty published from April 2010 through March 2011.
Honored in 2010: Dan Burk · Erwin Chemerinsky · Catherine Fisk · Christopher Leslie · Elizabeth Loftus · Rachel Moran · Tony Reese · Ann Southworth · Christopher Tomlins
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