Briefly, Empirical Research is research for non-legal facts needed to perform the lawyer s functions of counseling and advocacy. So far in your legal education you have concentrated on mastering legal concepts and on learning to find primary and secondary legal texts. But the legal system does not exist in a vacuum.
Lawyers solve problems in the real world.
At one time, most of the information needed to understand situations requiring legal assistance was generally known. As society has grown more complex, and the extent of affairs addressed by the law has expanded, lawyers have required access to more specialized knowledge. As a result, lawyers may need to find information on any conceivable topic. This tutorial will introduce you to the most important resources for finding what you need to know in these and other areas of knowledge.