GPLLA Legal Research Course 2012

Each year GPLLA offers an introductory legal research course to Philadelphia-area professionals interested in learning more about researching and understanding Pennsylvania and federal laws. This highly recommended, highly successful course has proven especially helpful for librarians, paralegals and legal secretaries.

• When:  Thursdays, March 8 – April 19, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
• Where:  Jenkins Law Library, 833 Chestnut Street, Suite 1220, Philadelphia, PA 19107
• Cost:  $225 per person; enrollment fee includes legal research textbook.

This year’s course schedule:

• March 8:  Introduction to Legal Research, Case Law and Reporters
• March 15:  Statutory Research
• March 22: Administrative/Regulatory Research
• March 29: Electronic Research: Westlaw
• April 5: Electronic Research: Lexis
• April 12: Secondary Sources plus Electronic Research: Internet
• April 19: Pennsylvania Research

Materials:

• Registration Form
• Detailed Course Syllabus
• Instructor Bios

For more information contact John Cannan at jc3238@drexel.edu or Sunita Balija at svb24@drexel.edu