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Advanced Legal Research

Description

The course is designed to prepare law students for research in practice and clerkships. The course will review who produces legal authority and how this material is organized, published, indexed and kept current.

Objectives for the course: 1) to show students how to evaluate legal research sources and use them effectively, with particular emphasis on cost-effective research 2) to expand skills in primary and secondary US legal sources 3) to introduce students to the array of non-legal information resources that could be useful to legal practice.

Since learning legal research requires a hands-on approach, students are required to complete homework assignments and in-class exercises. Each student is also required to analyze recent California Supreme Court opinions. Class attendance is required.

Special Instructions: Students will receive Writing (W) credit for the course. Upon prior consent of the instructors, students will be eligible to receive Research (R) credit in lieu of Writing credit. Those requesting Research credit will be required to write a substantial research paper based on independent research in an area related to legal research and publishing. Students approved for Research credit must enroll in Section 02.

The course is open to Stanford graduate students.

  • Number of Units: 3
  • Course Number: 222

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