Spring 2017 Law Library Legal Research Seminars

There’s a lot of activity this semester, including the Law Library offering nine Legal Research Seminars.  These Seminars are for C|M|LAW students, including our MLS and LLM students.

Also, remember, there’s a special prize opportunity this 2016-2017 academic year!

Key points about the Spring 2017 semester Law Library Legal Research Seminars:

• We recently changed the name of our Seminars – from “Research Certificate Seminar” to Legal Research Seminars.  No worries!  All of your points carry over to our new Seminar series!
• You do not need to register to take a Seminar –  simply come to the Seminar(s) you want to attend.  We take attendance at each Seminar, to be sure you are credited points as you earn them.
• Unless otherwise noted, each of the Seminars will take place on Tuesdays, in Law Library Room A059.
• We are offering several 30-minute Seminars, and a few 60-minute in-depth Seminars.  Many of the Seminars concern key research skills for students planning on working this summer.
• You earn 12.5 points for attending a 30-minute Seminar, and 25 points for attending a 60-minute Seminar.  Your Seminar points are good for the entire time you are here at C|M|LAW.  [You cannot earn points for attending the same Seminar twice.]
• When you earn 100 points, you are awarded a Legal Research Seminar Letter of Recognition, and you can earn multiple Letters of Recognition.
• If you earn a Letter of Recognition within the 2016-2017 academic year, you will be entered into a drawing for a $150 Amazon gift card!

Here is the complete list of Spring 2017 semester Law Library Legal Research Seminar dates, times, and topics:

• January 24, 4:30pm-5pm – Westlaw Refresher
• February 7, 4:30pm-5pm – Lexis Advance Refresher
• Wednesday, February 8, 4:30pm-5pm – Bloomberg Law Refresher
• February 14, 4:50pm-5:50pm – Bluebooking
• February 21, 4:30pm-5pm – Ravel Law Research System
• February 28, 4:30pm-5pm – Fastcase Research System
• March 21, 4:30pm-5pm – Cost-Effective Searching on Lexis Advance & Westlaw
• March 28, 4:50pm-5:50pm – Ohio Legal Research “Crash Course” for Your Summer Associate Experience (60 mins. Laura)
• April 4, 4:50pm-5:50pm – Getting Ready to Clerk – Features C|M|Law alumni who will discuss typical research projects done by clerks.