HPL RESEARCH & WRITING

Catalog description

Students will learn how to research the law using a variety of legal research tools, as well as to effectively communicate findings and analyses in writing. After completing this course, students will be able to: 1) develop and implement strategies for researching legal issues, 2) identify and locate the major legal authorities as they relate to a particular research topic, 3) evaluate and effectively use subscription online legal research databases, including Lexis Advance and Westlaw, 4) evaluate and effectively use reliable free online alternatives to fee-based legal research databases, and 5) effectively communicate findings and analysis in writing. This course is primarily reserved for master's students enrolled in the UCSF-UC Law HPL degree program. MLS/CLS students may enroll with permission of the HPL program, subject to availability and program requirements. To request enrollment in this course, please email [email protected].