Advanced Legal Research
| Term: Spring Term 2013-14 (2144) |
| Catalog Number: 5491 |
| Room: LAW G20. |
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Class Schedule:
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| Instructors: George H. Pike, Marc Silverman, Linda Tashbook |
| Type: Lecture |
| Credits: 3.0 Credits (2.0 classroom contact, 1.0 field) |
| Catalog Requirements: "W" Writing, Professional Skills. |
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Enrollment Limit: 35.
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| Priority: General Enrollment Course |
Course Description from Course Catalog 5491
Grading
For course evaluation, in addition to classroom participation, students will work on a series of compact research assignments, couched as research requests for which substantive research and a written answer will be required. For a primary project, students will draft a “Pathfinder”, which is a critical, annotated guide to the literature of a particular subject which describes and evaluates materials available and places them in an appropriate research strategy. As a comprehensive overview of the legal research resources and strategies on a particular subject, the Pathfinder is similar in length and research complexity to a seminar or law review paper.
