Advanced Research I

LAW 726-01 Advanced Research I 1 credits
Advanced Research Techniques I is a 1-credit course that introduces students to a variety of print and electronic research sources over a four-week period. Students attend four 2 hour presentations over a two week period, and must complete four research assignments. Students may enroll in ART I or ART II or both. ART I is not a prerequisite for ART II. Advanced Research Techniques I develops skills in researching secondary and primary sources in U.S. Law. Students will learn how to efficiently research treatises and journals, proposed and enacted legislation, agency regulations and documents, legislative and administrative history, and court and agency decisions. Both subscription legal databases and free topical websites are emphasized.

 

Foundational:

Evidence
Federal Courts
Trial Advocacy
Virginia Civil Procedure

Supporting:

Administrative Law
Advanced Brief Writing
Advanced Family Law Advocacy
Advanced Research I
Advanced Research II
Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey
American Jury
Conflicts
Constitutional Tort Litigation
Depositions
Discovery-Pretrial
Domestic Violence Clinic
Electronic Discovery and Data Seizures
Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence*
Entertainment Law Litigation*
General Mediation
Legal Aid Clinic
Legal Technology
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation & Settlement Advocacy
Objections       
Remedies
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Technology-Augmented Trial Advocacy
Transnational Litigation*
Trial Strategy and Persuasion
Virginia Criminal Procedure

*courses not offered every year