LAWS C393 - Advanced Legal Research

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

LAWS - Law School

Description:

This course would serve to refresh the basic skills that students learned in the first year of law school, while at the same time expose them to advanced computer assisted research skills. Theses advanced computer skills would be immensely beneficial to upper level students, many of whom entering the job market for the first time or are participating in summer associate programs. Students will be taught advanced legal research skills for paper legal information resources and Lexis, Westlaw, and the Internet. Students will extensively use general and legal search engines and meta-search engines to complete their class assignments that include compiling biblio/webliographies/pathfinders in chosen areas.

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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