Advanced Legal Research
LAW A549, Winter Quarter 2004
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Syllabus 2004
Updated 3/3/04 - No class March 8, but assignments due by 12:30 in Rm L167
Professor
Penny A. Hazelton
Office Hours: Wednesday, 12:15-1:00pm or by appointment
Wm. Gates Hall Room L168; phone 206-543-4089;
email pennyh@u.washington.edu
Teaching assistant: Matt Senechal
Office Hours: Tuesday 10:30-11:30am
email senechal@u.washington.edu
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Texts: |
[1] Berring & Edinger, Finding the Law,
11th Ed (West, 1999) (Berring)
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[2] Hazelton, et. al, Washington Legal Researcher’s Deskbook 3d (2002) (Deskbook) (can be purchased for $48.96 (including tax) payable to Gallagher Law Library Room L167 M-F 8am-4pm) |
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Assignments:
Reading assignments from the texts will be given for each class. See below
There is no final exam. Legal research is a skill. You need to practice it to improve. This course is designed to review and build on solid research skills. You will get prompt feedback on your work throughout the quarter. You must turn in your own work for each exercise and research problem.
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Date |
Description |
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Mon |
1/5/04 |
Overview; The Legal System and Legal Materials |
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Fri |
1/9/04 |
Secondary Sources; Citation Form, Generally Analysis of Secondary Sources (in class) - Due 1/12/04 (for those not in class on 1/9/04) Reading: Berring: pp. 1-17 (Ch. 1); pp. 122-125 (Ch. 4); pp. 296-311 (Ch. 10) Reading: Bluebook: Review Table of Contents. Read completely pp. 1-9 & the Practitioners' Notes, pp. 1-19 Handout Exercise #1 - Due 1/12 CALI lesson: Intro to State & Federal Statutes - Due 1/12 CALI lesson: Citation Form - Due 1/21 |
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Mon |
1/12/04 |
Statutes
- Federal and State Exercise
#1 Due CALI
- Introduction to State and Federal Statutes Due Reading:
Berring: pp. 134-176 (Ch.
5) Handout Exercise #2 - Due 1/16 at 3:00pm CALI lesson: Codification - Due 1/16 |
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Wed |
1/14/04 |
Case
Finding in Print; Case Verification Tools Reading:
Berring: pp. 18-62 (Ch.
2); pp. 91-127 (Ch. 4); pp. 63-90 (Ch. 3) Handout Exercise #3 - Due 1/21 |
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Fri |
1/16/04 at 3pm |
Exercise
#2 Due Turn in at Room L167 to Theresa Knier |
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Mon |
1/19/04 |
No class - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday |
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Wed |
1/21/04 |
Exercise #3 Due Reading: Deskbook: pp. 23-45 Handout Research Problem #1 - Due 1/28 |
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Mon |
1/26/04 |
Advanced Westlaw Training in LRTC L201/202 - A- Gonzales Reading:
Bobbie Studwell, Evaluating Electronic Resources, AALL
Spectrum, July 1998 at 10, also available at
http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp9807.pdf Reading:
Access to Electronic Legal Information Committee, American Association
of Law Libraries, Evaluation Criteria (updated June 10, 2001),
available at http://www.aallnet.org/committee/aelic/criteria.html
Reading:
Cheryl Nyberg and Peggy Jarrett, Primary Law Sources on the Web,
(updated 12/03/02), available at http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/US-Wash.html
Reading: Nancy McMurrer, Low-Cost Legal Research Services on the Web, (updated 11/20/02), available at http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/lowcostcalr.html |
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Wed |
1/28/04 |
Research Problem #1 Due Handout Exercise #4 - Due 2/4 |
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Mon |
2/2/04 |
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Wed |
2/4/04 |
Integrating Print and Electronic Research Tools Exercise #4 Due |
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Mon |
2/9/04 |
Washington Practice Materials; Research Process Reading: Deskbook: Skim Ch. 4, pp. 93-133 Handout Research Problem #2 - Due 2/18 |
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Wed |
2/11/04 |
Legislative
history - Federal and State Reading:
Berring: pp. 177-210 (Ch.
6) Reading: Deskbook: pp. 155-165 Legislative History and Bill Tracking (Ch. 6) CALI lesson: Researching Federal Legislative History - Due 2/18 |
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Mon |
2/16/04 |
No class - Presidents Day Holiday |
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Wed |
2/18/04 |
Legislative
History (cont.); Court Rules Research
Problem #2 Due CALI
- Researching Federal Legislative History Due Reading:
Berring: pp. 270-295 (Ch.
9) Reading:
Deskbook: pp. 62-64 (Ch.
3) Handout Exercise #5 - Due 2/25 |
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Mon |
2/23/04 |
Discuss
Research Problem #2; Administrative Law Reading:
Berring: pp. 230-269 (Ch.
8) Reading:
Deskbook: pp. 64-69 (Ch.
3); pp. 135-154 (Ch. 5) Handout Exercise #6 - Due 3/8 CALI lesson: Researching Federal Administrative Regulations - Due 3/8 |
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Wed |
2/25/04 |
Exercise
#5 Due Handout Research Problem #3 - Due 3/3 |
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Mon |
3/1/04 |
Beyond
Google: The Internet and Legal
Research Reading:
Steven Levy, The World According to Google, Newsweek Dec. 16,
2002, available through the UW Libraries Information Gateway (http://www.lib.washington.edu/),
pathway: e-journals, Newsweek,
Dec. 16, 2002 Reading: UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops, Invisible Web: What It Is, Why It Exists, How to Find It, and Its Inherent Ambiguity, available at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/InvisibleWeb.html |
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Wed |
3/3/04 |
Specialized
legal research Research Problem #3 Due Handout - Specialized and Efficient Research - Due 3/8/04, 12:30pm in Rm L167 |
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Mon |
3/8/04 |
Specialized and Efficient Research Handout Due 12:30pm in Rm L167 CALI - Researching Federal Administrative Regulations Due 12:30pm in Rm L167 Exercise #6 Due 12:30pm in Rm L167 |
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Wed |
3/10/04 |
Wrap-up;
Integrating print and electronic research tools - reprise |