Legal - Basic Research
- Where to look for judicial and regulatory materials
- How to locate secondary-authority and law practice resources
- Which resources are best for online legal research issues
- How to find legislative history materials
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- Legal Office Procedures
Next Course(s):
- Legal Document Prcessing
This course is included in the following Certification Program:
- Certified Legal Office Assistant
Our Program is All-Inclusive:
- 16 hours of classroom instruction
- Unlimited supervised computer lab/practice time for 6 months
- A complete instruction manual
- Certificate upon completion
- Career Enhancement Services
- Full Placement Counseling
- Free Resume Review
- Job Placement Assistance
- Free Test Preparation
- Computer-Based Training Files
- Assessment Testing
- Internship Opportunities
- Guarantee: Retake the course for free until test passed and/or employed.
- Check the schedule
Topics:
Introduction to Legal Research
The Legal Research Process
Primary and Secondary Sources of Law
Citations
Introduction to the Internet
The Internet as a Research Tool
Organizing Research Issues
Preparing the Search
Strategies for Searching
Legal Research Skills for the Internet
Search Engines
Listservs as a Research Tool
Newsgroups
Using the World Wide Web for Legal Research
Law on the Internet
Introduction
Code of Federal Regulations
Securities and Exchange Commission
FedWorld
International Law
Internet Research Tasks
Solving Research Problems
Internet Research Task Examples
Additional Resources on the Internet
Virtual Law Libraries
Law Schools Online
Electronic Law Journals
Researching Law Directories
