Course Description
A hands-on exploration of Georgia legal research resources. The course will cover primary and secondary sources, advanced searching skills, topical research, and cost saving strategies. Students will complete research for simulated client matters: preparing civil and criminal cases for trial, completing a business transaction, and representing a client in an administrative hearing.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond
that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are
post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them is
the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate
students. Law students are professional students, not
undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily
international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal
system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris
Doctor courses.
Athena Title
Georgia Legal Research
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 4089E or JURI 6089E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will be able to efficiently evaluate, select, and use appropriate Georgia-specific legal research tools to complete a number of simulated client matters, including preparing civil and criminal cases for trial, completing a business transaction, and representing a client in an administrative hearing.
Topical Outline
1. Efficient research strategies 2. Appropriate and cost effective resources for Georgia legal research 3. Advanced searching skills 4. Finding all necessary substantive and procedural material to successfully: a. Prepare a civil case for trial b. Prepare a criminal case for trial c. Complete a business transaction d. Represent a client in an administrative hearing.