ML: Fundamentals of US Legal Research (Greenlee) - online
Faculty
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| Edwin Greenlee Adjunct Professor of Law egreenle@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Satisfies Senior Writing RequirementNo
Class meets online.
Meeting Times/Location
TBA
TBA
Category
Masters in Law
Credits
3.0
ML: Fundamentals of U.S. Legal Research Spring 2025 This online asynchronous class teaches students the key documents of the American Legal System and how to find and use these documents both in traditional legal research databases like Lexis and Westlaw and in the many free websites available on the internet. The class will also discuss secondary sources like periodical literature and legal treatises that assist in understanding and interpreting laws, court opinions, and administrative regulations. Students will learn how to use all of these sources in academic projects like seminar papers as well as in students’ everyday professional lives. Students will also learn to employ strategies to conduct their research efficiently and effectively. The course is designed for our Master in Law students as well as other Penn students (no JD/LLM/LLCM) and members of Penn staff who want a thorough understanding of U.S. legal research methods.
Instructor: Edwin J. Greenlee, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.L.I.S.,MTS
Textbooks
"Legal Research in a Nutshell" by Kent Olson, Kurt Metzmeier, Michael Whiteman |