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Advanced Legal Research: Litigation

Future Offerings

Advanced Legal Research: Litigation (7809): This course aims to prepare law students for research in litigation practice and judicial clerkships. More broadly, the primary goal is to enable students, now and later in their professional lives, to map out a coherent plan of action when asked to research a topic previously unfamiliar to them. Students should acquire a solid knowledge of research tools and a frame of reference that enables them to function independently and competently in the complex world of legal information. Students will accomplish the following learning objectives: (1) demonstrate, analyze, and execute common research strategies and processes related to legal research, and habitually assess your research strategies and processes as you research; (2) develop an understanding of and approach to researching common litigation research questions; and (3) find, evaluate, and use legal research materials, including different types of secondary sources and primary sources, to answer general and specific research questions. Learning legal research requires a hands-on approach, so students will complete in-class exercises, homework assignments, and a final research hypothetical -- all of which contribute to grading. There will not be a final exam. This course is open to Stanford graduate students with permission from the instructors.

Sections

Advanced Legal Research: Litigation | LAW 7809 Section 01 Class #1042

  • 3 Units
  • Grading: Law Honors/Pass/Restrd Cr/Fail
  • Enrollment Limitations: Lottery 18
  • Graduation Requirements:
    • EL -Experiential Learning Requirement for Law Deg
  • Learning Outcomes Addressed:
    • LO2 - Legal Analysis and Reasoning
    • LO3 - Ability to Conduct Legal Research
  • Course Category:
    • Miscellaneous Practice-Skills

  • 2023-2024 Spring ( )
  • Wed, Fri
  • Room: LAW 320D

Past Offerings

Advanced Legal Research: Litigation (7809): This course aims to prepare law students for research in litigation practice and judicial clerkships. More broadly, the primary goal is to enable students, now and later in their professional lives, to map out a coherent plan of action when asked to research a topic previously unfamiliar to them. Students should acquire a solid knowledge of research tools and a frame of reference that enables them to function independently and competently in the complex world of legal information. Students will accomplish the following learning objectives: (1) demonstrate, analyze, and execute common research strategies and processes related to legal research, and habitually assess your research strategies and processes as you research; (2) develop an understanding of and approach to researching common litigation research questions; and (3) find, evaluate, and use legal research materials, including different types of secondary sources and primary sources, to answer general and specific research questions. Learning legal research requires a hands-on approach, so students will complete in-class exercises, homework assignments, and a final research hypothetical -- all of which contribute to grading. There will not be a final exam. This course is open to Stanford graduate students with permission from the instructors.

Sections

Advanced Legal Research: Litigation | LAW 7809 Section 01 Class #31562

  • 3 Units
  • Grading: Law Honors/Pass/Restrd Cr/Fail
  • 2022-2023 Spring
    Schedule No Longer Available
  • Enrollment Limitations: Lottery 18
  • Graduation Requirements:
    • EL -Experiential Learning Requirement for Law Deg
  • Learning Outcomes Addressed:
    • LO2 - Legal Analysis and Reasoning
    • LO3 - Ability to Conduct Legal Research
  • Course Category:
    • Miscellaneous Practice-Skills

  • 2022-2023 Spring
    Schedule No Longer Available

Advanced Legal Research: Litigation (7809): This course aims to prepare law students for research in litigation practice and judicial clerkships. More broadly, the primary goal is to enable students, now and later in their professional lives, to map out a coherent plan of action when asked to research a topic previously unfamiliar to them. Students should acquire a solid knowledge of research tools and a frame of reference that enables them to function independently and competently in the complex world of legal information. Students will accomplish the following learning objectives: 1) formulate rational and efficient research strategies incorporating relevant sources of legal information; 2) find and effectively use primary and secondary legal sources in any format; and 3) increase critical skills in assessing and the variety of information resources relevant to the practice of law. Learning legal research requires a hands-on approach, so students will complete in-class exercises and homework assignments -- all of which contribute to grading. There will not be a final exam. This course is open to Stanford graduate students with permission from the instructor.

Sections

Advanced Legal Research: Litigation | LAW 7809 Section 01 Class #1004

  • 3 Units
  • Grading: Law Honors/Pass/Restrd Cr/Fail
  • 2021-2022 Spring
    Schedule No Longer Available
  • Enrollment Limitations: Lottery 18
  • Graduation Requirements:
    • EL -Experiential Learning Requirement for Law Deg
  • Learning Outcomes Addressed:
    • LO2 - Legal Analysis and Reasoning
    • LO3 - Ability to Conduct Legal Research
  • Course Category:
    • Miscellaneous Practice-Skills

  • 2021-2022 Spring
    Schedule No Longer Available
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