LAW - 929 Advanced Legal Research

(2 hrs.)

This course builds upon basic legal research skills and prepares students to conduct sophisticated legal research in upper level courses and law practice. Topics include understanding sources of legal authority, finding and evaluating primary and secondary sources, conducting legislative history and administrative law research, using practice materials, and doing specialized topical research. Students also receive advanced training on online legal databases. Students will learn to evaluate and use various resources and develop research strategies and efficient research skills. Prerequisite: Blended or online version is available only to students who have earned at least 28 credits toward the JD degree. Students registering for the blended or on-line versions of this class must have completed at least 28 semester hours of law courses.