Legal Research Fellows Practicum
| Term: Spring Term 2012-13 (2134) |
| Catalog Number: 5958 |
| Class Number: 18917 |
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Class Schedule:
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| Instructor: Marc Silverman |
| Type: Practicum |
| Credits: 1.0 Credit |
| Catalog Requirements: "W" Writing, Professional Skills. |
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Enrollment Limit: 5.
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| Priority: General Enrollment Course |
Course Description from Course Catalog 5958
Additional Info
Students will be required to attend a mandatory orientation session at the beginning of the semester and to attend a minimum of three research-oriented, one hour classes during the semester.
The Advanced Legal Research Class may be taken Concurrently with this Practicum.
Grading
Students must complete forty (40) hours of research during the semester, write short (2-3 page) reaction papers reflecting on what they learned during their mandatory research classes and complete a ten page paper to receive credit for the course. All research hours must be worked at the Barco Law Library to receive credit for the class.
Prerequisites and Recommended Courses
1st Year Legal Analysis and Writing Class AND One upper level legal research classs (Foundations of Legal Research, Effective Research Strategies for the Practitioner or International & Foreign Legal Research) are required.
