Whether you are participating in a co-op, clinic, internship, or summer associate program, the Legal Research Center's Experiential Learning Research Guide is your one-stop shop for resources for practicing as a student attorney.
This guide contains links to free resources, law school databases, and catalog entries for books in the LRC collection. You may be prompted to log in to access some resources. If you have trouble accessing any resources, please contact the LRC using any of the channels below:
Where should you start your research? It depends on what you're looking for, but generally speaking, if you are new to a topic, a good approach is to start with a secondary source, like a legal encyclopedia, hornbook, or treatise. This will introduce you to the subject of your research and lead you to citations to primary legal authorities.
If you are drafting a document, it can be helpful to avoid re-inventing the wheel by looking at a form or example document. For forms, checklists, and other practice-ready resources, check the Practice Materials page. The firm or institution you are working for might have its own repository of examples (such as a "brief bank"), or even a knowledge management department to keep track of prior work product, so it's also a good idea to check with your supervisor.
