Foundations of Legal Research Certification
Understand the legal system and how to put a research plan into action.
- An overview of the legal system, precedent and types of authority
- Build effective research plans
- Identify gaps in legal knowledge and overcome them
- Construct legal arguments utilizing different types of legal authority
Foundations of Legal Research Certification
Understand the legal system and how to put a research plan into action.
- An overview of the legal system, precedent and types of authority
- Build effective research plans
- Identify gaps in legal knowledge and overcome them
- Construct legal arguments utilizing different types of legal authority
Available Courses:
- Origins of the Law - Understand the different types of Law and where they originate ⋅ Learn how laws work together
- Power of Precedent - Understand the concept of common law ⋅ Introduction to Stare Decisis ⋅ Learn how precedent affects legal research
- Types of Legal Authority - Difference between Primary and Secondary authority ⋅ Difference and use cases for Mandatory versus Persuasive authority
- Build your Plan - Introduction into a legal research plan ⋅ Example questions ⋅ Suggested format
- Example of Building Your Plan - A hypothetical to showcase how a plan is formed and modified