Fall 2010 Prof. Longa’s section: for 2Ls (Legal Research 1 required)
Fall 2010 Prof. Hemmens’ section: for 3Ls (Legal Research 1 not required)
Spring 2011 Prof. Strike's section (limited to students with prior Legal Research class)
Spring 2011 Prof. Hemmens' section (limited to students who have not taken previous Legal research class)
Legal Research II picks up where Legal Research I ends, covering more complex legal research problems and building more in-depth research skills with written assignments and projects, lectures, and labs.
The goals of this course are: (1) to teach students to evaluate legal information sources effectively and to formulate a rational research methodology which maximizes efficiency; (2) to expand students skills in using the primary American legal sources (cases, statutes, and administrative regulations and reports) in print and electronic formats; (3) to introduce students to specialized American legal sources in subject areas possibly including labor, securities, and taxation; (4) to hone skills in compiling legislative histories; (5) to expose students to important international legal materials and Indian law materials (5) and to familiarize students with the many non-legal information resources that are becoming increasingly important to the legal community.
Elective.
2 credits.
Required text: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (current edition)(www.legalbluebook.com)