Legal Research Course 2011

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 paralegals and legal secretaries, in addition to librarians.

The 2011 course will be held at Jenkins Law Library. It begins on Thursday, March 3.

When: Thursdays, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Where: 833 Chestnut Street, Suite 1220, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Schedule [Course Syllabus & Instructor Bios]:

• 3/3/11 – Introduction to Legal Research, Case Law Research & Reporters
• 3/10/11 – Statutory Research
• 3/17/11 – Administrative/Regulatory Research
• 3/24/11 – Electronic Research: Westlaw
• 3/31/11 – Electronic Research: Lexis
• 4/7/11 – Secondary Sources plus Electronic Research: Internet
• 4/14/11 – Pennsylvania Research

A special THANK YOU to Westlaw and Lexis for their continued sponsorships of their respective classes.

To register, please send a check for $225.00, made payable to “GPLLA”, to Kristen Rook at the address below.

Questions: Please contact:

Kristen Rook
Research Librarian
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-4692
krook@morganlewis.com