Introduction to the sources and methods of research in foreign and international law, tailored to the needs of American lawyers. Introduction to the judicial, statutory, and administrative sources of Texas law. Topics include research in state administrative law and legislative histories. Both print and electronic resources are covered. A review of grammar, rhetorical techniques, organizational schemes, transitional devices, and persuasive language.
Students focus on work completed in another course or in a clerkship.
332E. Teaching Quizmaster. Students teach legal research skills to first-year students and serve as teaching assistants for the writing portion of legal research and writing courses. At least ten to twenty hours a week for one semester. Students must apply to the program in the spring semester prior to enrollment in the course and must complete a six-week training program. 132F, 232F. Internet Resources for Lawyers.