Prerequisite: Legal Research I
Legal Research II picks up where Legal Research I ends, covering additional skills such as legislative history, more exposure to regulatory research, more emphasis on New Mexico and specialized practice resources,
Outcomes: Students who take this course will understand how to conduct cost effective research using both online and print formats; concepts of Boolean searching; research strategies; how to locate legislative histories and related documents; bill tracking; how to locate administrative law including agency decisions, materials and resources, agency appeal processes, Attorney General opinions; how to conduct topical research in areas such as such as international law, environmental and natural resources, and Indian law, using treaties, specialized reporters and digests, treatises, loose leaf services, and law reviews; how to locate New Mexico court records and briefs, ordinances, agency opinions, decisions, and materials, and ethics opinions; how to locate and use current awareness sources; how to use non-legal resources; and how to apply the correct citation form for these materials under the New Mexico Rules of Citation (N. M. Sup. Ct. R. 23-112).
Methodologies: Lecture and hands on practice opportunities (in and out of class)
Required textbook: None
Assessment: Graded assignments; final project
Note: This is an accelerated 1-credit class which will meet for only seven weeks. Because it is offered on an accelerated basis the workload during the seven weeks will be equivalent to the workload of a 2-credit class.