Fundamentals of Legal Research: Finding the Law
Find and Use Cases, Statutes, Rules
and Regulations
This custom training program shows your staff how to
efficiently locate and use legal information including
case law, statues, rules and regulations. This program
teaches your staff
to locate and use legal
documents quickly and effectively. They will
learn:
The fastest ways to
find and use legal documents in print or online
Different case types (state-federal, trial-appeal),
primary and secondary sources, and citators
The case citation system
More Information
Sample Agenda
Audience Level
Course Materials
Fee
Related Training
Related Resources
Custom Training Information
Sample Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
Basic overview of the U.S. Legal System and Secondary
Sources
Statutory and Code Research
Constitution
Public Laws
U.S. Code
Online Sources for Statutory Research
Case Law Research
Supreme Court
Appeals Courts
Trial Courts
Other Federal Courts (Bankruptcy, Claims, Tax, Military)
Online Resources for Case Law Research
Regulatory Law Research
Federal Register
CFR
Administrative Decisions
Online Resources for Regulatory Research
A
Working Example
Conclusion and Evaluations
Online Tutorials
Online Legal Groups and Blawgs
Current Awareness Notification
Lunch
and breaks scheduled as appropriate
All custom training is tailored for each organization and
audience. Topics from this program can be combined with
topics from our other programs and with topics from your
existing training programs.
Sample Agendas
Sample agendas of different versions of this program tailored for
previous custom clients are available.
As part of 1-day research program "Tracking Legislation,
Regulations and the Law" for a federal agency
See our Sample Agendas page for more.
Audience Level
Basic research skills.
Audience Size
This program is most effective for between 15 and 30
attendees.
Previous Clients
Our
selected client list includes clients who have
purchased custom training, sent staff to our public
programs and who have purchased our publications.
Course Materials
Course materials can include copy of
The Process of Legal Research, and a course
manual of over 50 pages that includes
Internet Resources for each attendee.
Length and Location
Usually requires 1 day.
This program is usually held in Washington, DC. It can
be presented anywhere in the United States online.
Fee
The fee for this program depends on the location,
number of attendees, length, and training materials. Call us for details, or complete our
custom program information request for more
information.
What
is included in the fee?
TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your
training and educational objectives. Before we issue
a cost proposal,
we will work with you to tailor a program to meet
your training objectives.
The
program
fee includes pre-program development and design,
materials for your internal marketing and promotion,
all course materials, and
faculty chosen for your topic and your audience
at the time and location you choose.
Our custom program clients provide the
classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment,
any food and beverages, all registration functions,
and travel arrangements for attendees. When the
program is held outside the Washington, DC metro
area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by
the client or by us.
We can also provide meeting space,
online venue, audio visual
equipment, food and beverage, registration, and
travel arrangements, though this affects program
cost.
FAQs
See
FAQs About Our Custom Training.
Payment
Payment methods we accept for custom training
include checks and EFT/ACH.
Related Custom Training
Tracking and Monitoring Legislation
How to Research
and Compile Legislative Histories
Research
Tools and Techniques for Analysts: Refining Your Online and
Offline Resarch
About Us
TheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan small
business, and a Virginia corporation. We are
registered with CCR / SAM. See our
Capability Statement and our
About Us page for more details.
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Related Resources
Internet Resources handout from our Legal
Research course
Congressional Documents Online
Legal Reference and Research Tools
Legislation and Legislatures, including
national and state and local links
Legislative History Reference and Research Tools
Online Regulatory Research Resources
Quick DC Links - Washington Essentials
Real World Research Skills, Second Edition
Need more information?
Phone: 202-678-1600
Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net
Complete our
online custom program information request.
Non-Partisan
TheCapitol.Net is a non-partisan firm, and the
opinions of its faculty, authors, clients and the
owners and operators of its vendors are their own
and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.
All custom training from TheCapitol.Net is tailored for each organization and
audience. Topics from this program can be combined with
topics from our other programs and with topics from your
existing training programs.
Rave Reviews
"Research ability increased. Love
the links at the end of the presentation: I'm going
to go back and use them!"
--Director, Government
Affairs, Appraisal Institute
"When I'm presented with a project involving legal
research, I will know where to look."
-- Legal
Technician, FBI
See
more testimonials about this program.
See
what
some of the attendees at our custom programs say about our custom training.
Faculty
This course is taught by faculty with a minimum of
10 years of legal research experience.
Internal Marketing
To help you publicize and market a custom program to
your organization's audience, we can provide printed
materials and language for your own internal
promotion and publicity.
Our Clients
Congressional Offices
Federal Agencies
Military
NGOs and
Nonprofits
Diplomatic Corps
Fortune 500
Law Firms
Lobbying
Firms
Labor Unions
Associations
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