Advanced Legal Research (LAWS 8130)

Law · Boston College

Advanced Legal Research teaches practical and adaptable legal research skills for an increasingly complex information landscape. Students will learn to approach research questions with critical thought and to construct well-reasoned, thoroughly supported arguments. Through hands-on exercises that reflect examples from both the transactional and litigation spheres, students will grapple with the complexities of legal authority and learn the most efficient tactics for identifying the best secondary sources and most relevant primary law for a given research inquiry. These tactics will include tim

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