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Law Firm Legal Research Requirements And The Legal Academy Beyond Carnegie, Patrick Meyer
Law Firm Legal Research Requirements And The Legal Academy Beyond Carnegie, Patrick Meyer
Patrick Meyer
What types of research resources must new hires know how to use, and in which format(s)? To answer this question, this article starts by identifying the historical research deficiencies of new attorneys. The author goes on to summarize four recent and regarded law firm practice skills studies, as well as results of the author's 2010 law firm survey. This article concludes by identifying a three part plan to improve the lacking research skills of new attorneys.
2011 Presentation: Law Firm Research Results For New Attorneys, Patrick Meyer
2011 Presentation: Law Firm Research Results For New Attorneys, Patrick Meyer
Patrick Meyer
This presentation summarizes results from the author's 2010 law firm legal research survey, which determined what research functions, and in what formats, law firms require new hires to be proficient. This survey updates the author's 2009 article that is available at this site and which was based on this author's earlier law firm legal research survey. See also the accompanying 2011 draft article on this site.
2012 Law Firm Legal Research Requirement Of New Attorneys (Draft), Patrick Meyer
2012 Law Firm Legal Research Requirement Of New Attorneys (Draft), Patrick Meyer
Patrick Meyer
This article summarizes results from the author's 2010 law firm legal research survey, which determined what research functions, and in what formats, law firms require new hires to be proficient. This survey updates the author's 2009 article that is available at this site and which was based on this author's earlier law firm legal research survey. These new survey results confirm that law firms need schools to integrate the teaching of online and print-based research resources and to emphasize cost-effective research. The following federal and state specific print-based resources should be taught in an integrated manner: legislative codes, secondary source …