In 90-91 and 91-92, Lewis and Clark did some brown-bag seminars on legal
research. These classes evolved into our Adv. Legal Research course,
which was put into the curriculum beginning in 92-93. Among the more
popular subjects: State (Oregon) research, including legislative history;
cost-effective research, not just CALR; "What Law Practice is Really
Like!", local practitioners discussing pretty much anything; "How to Use
Your Law Firm Librarian"; and a review-of-the-basics, digests, Shepard's,
secondary sources etc. We peaked at about 30 people, and averaged about 15
per session.
Suggestion: During spring semester, finish up before spring break! We
went from 15 to 20 in attendence before break, down to <5 after break.
Guess the kids had a few other things (finals?) on their minds. :-)
Good luck,
George Pike
Lewis and Clark Law Library
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 768-6685
pike@lclark.edu
On Wed, 18 Aug 1993, Leslie Loar wrote:
>
> Our reference staff has been discussing the possibility of doing a series of
> fifty minute voluntary classes on various aspects of legal research. The
> primary audience would be second and third year students. We also plan
> to survey the students to determine the topics of interest. Has anyone
> offered any such classes or done any surveys on this? I would be
> interested in hearing about your experiences. Thanks.
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