Tuesday evenings, March 3rd - May 5th
Hamline University School of Law
| Tuesday evenings, March 3rd - May 5th Hamline University School of Law |
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Bonnie Jordan bjordan@lindquist.com 612-371-5762 or Mary Wells mlwells@stthomas.edu 651-962-4906 |
Continuing our tradition of excellence, the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries will present this nine-part program offering a variety of topics in legal research methodology. Covering the full spectrum of primary and secondary legal authorities, the Institute will provide techniques in finding and effectively using legal resources. Print and Internet resources will be detailed for all topics. Nine weekly sessions will be held Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:45 p.m. in Room 103, Hamline University School of Law, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul. Parking is permitted on campus at no charge. 16 CLE credits have been requested. |
All sessions meet in Room 103 from 6:30 - 8:45 p.m. (includes a 15 minute break). |
| Session One, March 3
"The American Legal System" Mary Wells, Research Librarian, Schoenecker Law Library, University of St. Thomas This two hour presentation introduces concepts in the American legal system including the structure of government, types of law emanating from the different branches of government, and the legal sources embodying this law. Although no research materials will be analyzed in depth in this session, it is the foundation for the rest of the course. |
| Session Two, March 10
"Secondary Legal Materials" Susan Catterall, J.D., Research Librarian, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. This two hour presentation covers sources that analyze and explain or aid in finding the law. It offers techniques for finding and using treatises, periodicals, reference works and practice materials. |
| Session Three, March 17
"Researching Case Law" Liz Reppe, J.D., Law Library Manager, Dakota County Law Library This two hour presentation will cover how and where case law is located by researchers. Topics include: State and federal decisions; published versus unpublished opinions; print and online sources. Print digests and commercial online finding tools will also be explained. |
| Session Four, March 24 "Researching Federal Statutory Law and Legislative Histories" Tom Duggan, Librarian Relations Manager, West, a Thomson Reuters Business Jennifer Beacom, J.D., Former Reference Librarian, Hiscock & Barclay, LLP This two hour session presents an overview of print and electronic sources used in effectively locating and researching federal laws, constitution, codes and congressional publications, using finding tools such as historical notes, tables, indices and other references. |
| Session Five, March 31 "Federal Administrative Law" Donna Trimble, Law Librarian, Bowman & Brooke LLP Honorable David B. Washington, Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Administration This two hour presentation describes the legal publications emanating from federal administrative agencies. Techniques for finding and using federal regulations and administrative decisions are covered. |
| Session Six, April 14
"Researching Minnesota Law" Vicente E. Garces, J.D., Reference Librarian, University of Minnesota Law Library This two hour presentation provides instruction on the tools and techniques used to find Minnesota legal information. Primary and secondary sources are covered. |
| Session Seven, April 21
"Securities: The Life of a Company" "TARP: The Troubled Assets Relief Program" Jamie Palmquist, J.D., Westlaw Business Knowledge Manager, GSI, a Thomson Reuters Business Securities: This course covers a fictional private company from an Intial Public Offering (IPO) through M&A activity and bankruptcy. It provides an overview of relevant federal securities laws and related filings, and Best Practices techniques to research for compliance and document drafting purposes. TARP: In light of the current economic situation, the program will be customized to add a summary of TARP and its implications on public and private companies alike. |
| Session Eight, April 28
"Foreign & International Legal Research" Mary Rumsey, J.D., Foreign, Comparative and International Law Librarian, University of Minnesota Law Library Legal research in foreign law and international law is covered in this session. Legal research guides and introductory sources for foreign law research are discussed. The public international law segment will focus on treaty research and immigration law issues. Litigation and arbitration, commercial transactions and family law issues will be the focus of the private international law discussion. The presenter will illustrate the use of techniques and sources by working through examples of common foreign/international legal reference questions. |
| Session Nine, May 5
"The Life of a Case" Sarah G. Mulligan, J.D., Law Librarian, Faegre & Benson LLP This two-hour session will decode the terminology, processes, parties and results of state and federal litigation, from complaint to judgment to appeal, writ to execution to subpoena duces tecum. The emphasis will be on civil cases, but the session also will cover criminal proceedings and some special courts such as housing and juvenile court. |
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Individual Sessions: $50.00 per session
Grants are available for MALL members. See the Awards, Grants & Scholarships Committee web page for information and grant application form. |
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