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LEGALRESEARCHINSTRUCTIONPROGRAMSYLLABUS

HarvardLawSchoolLibrary

LangdellHall

1545MassachusettsAvenue

Cambridge,MA02138

WednesdayEvenings

March13,2013toApril17,2013

5:45to8:00pm

Week1March13

LaurelDavis,BostonCollegeLawLibrary

IntroductiontoLegalResearch

WhatisLaw?-WhatisLegalResearch?o

Primary&SecondaryMaterialso TheImportanceofCaseso TheConceptofAuthorityo InformationFormato ImportanceofUpdating

KnowingWheretoStarto BooksonLegalResearcho BasicFindingAids

ReadingLegalCitationsWeek2March20

AmyBruce,GoodwinProcterLLP

CaseFinding

CaseLaw&Precedento CourtStructureo CourtReporting

CaseFindingTools UpdatingCasesCitatorServices

Week3March27

BrianFlaherty,NewEnglandSchoolofLawLibrary

Statutes&LegislativeHistory

FindingStatutes-FederalandMassachusettso Codeso Sessionlawso Sliplaws

FindingandCompilingLegislativeHistories

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Week4April3

ElliottHibbler,NortheasternUniversitySchoolofLawLibrary

AdministrativeLaw

WhatareAgenciesandWhyareTheyImportantforLegalResearch ResearchingRegulations

o UsingtheCodeofFederalRegulationso UsingtheFederalRegister

AgencyAdjudicationsWeek5April10

CarliSpina,HarvardLawSchoolLibrary

TransactionalLaw

Reviewoftransactionallawversuslitigation Modelformsandcontracts Precedentiallanguagefordocumentdrafting Learnaboutinformationmadeavailablebygovernmentsites,liketheSEC Checklistsforcompletingtypicallegaltransactions

Week6April17

AnnaLawless,NortheasternUniversitySchoolofLawLibrary

ResearchStrategyorHowtoPutitallTogether

HowtoApproachaProblem Hands-onResearchExercises