Research Skills Employers Expect You to Know

Attorneys, law firm and corporate librarians all agree that new attorneys need certain research skills. Brush up on yours at the Library's Top 10 Research Skills workshops. This is the last week they will be available.

1Learn how to develop a research strategy and find out when to STOP researching - Monday, March 28, 12:10 – 1pm in Room 242 (repeated on March 30, 1:10-2pm in Room 242)

2. Missed the first workshop on how to find statutes and regulations? There will be a repeat on Monday, March 28, 1:10 – 2pm in Room 242

3. Missed the first workshop on Getting Background with Secondary Sources? There will be a repeat on Wednesday, March 30, 12:10-1pm in Room 242.

Pizza will be served at all sessions.

No need to sign up.

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What Employers Want You to Know

Next workshop in our Top 10 Research Skills series - Hear it from the people who know . . .

Get research tips and find out what employers really expect from the inside – law firm and corporate librarians will give you the inside perspective with great tips on how to succeed on Monday, March 21, 12:10-1:30pm in Room 242.

Pizza will be served.

Here is a full schedule for all 5 workshops . No need to sign up.

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Research Skills Employers Want You to Know

Employers expect you to know how to research. According to law firm librarians you should “Know the Basics”, “Know Where to Start” and “Know efficiency on Lexis and Westlaw is essential”.

To help you refresh your skills, the Library will present TOP 10 Research Skills Workshops March 14-30. Pizza will be served.

Start with: “ Know the Basics-Civics 101: What Every Lawyer Should Know But Doesn’t"

Monday, March 14, 12:10-1pm in Room 242

and

"Find the Basics: Where to find Statutes and Regulations”

Monday, March 14, 5:10-6pm in Room 242

And don’t miss our feature workshop on Monday, March 21, 12:10-1:30pm in Room 242 . Law firm and corporate librarians will share their insights on Law Practice Survival Tips and Cost Efficient Research.

A full schedule for all 5 workshops is on the Library’s LexLounge group page in the Discussion Forums.

No need to sign up.




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Research refreshers now on the Web

Missed the Top 10 Research Skills - What Employers Want You to Know workshops? Just want a research refresher before you interview or go for a summer position? Webcasts of the Library's workshops are now available on the Library's webcasts page . The handouts distributed during the workshops are also available.

Make sure to give us your feedback on how to make these more useful.


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Research Skills Employers Expect

If you missed some of the Research Skills workshops last week, we will have repeats this coming week. The schedule is:

1. “Civics 101: What Every Lawyer Should Know, But Doesn’t"
• Monday, March 22, 12:10-1pm in Room 242

2. "Location, Location, Location: Where to find Statutes and Regulations”
• Monday, March 22, 1:10-2pm in Room 242

3. “Putting it all Together”
• Wednesday, March 24, 12:10pm-1 in Room 242

Pizza will be served at all of these.

If you missed our feature workshop with advice from law firm and corporate librarians, you can still benefit from their advice by viewing the web cast. It will be available next week on the Library's web casts page. The other workshops will be available on the web casts page after we complete the series.




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What Employers Want You to Know

Get the inside scoop - from Aurelia Sanchez of Rivkin Radler and Jim Murphy of Bloomberg - on what research skills and knowledge employers want you to have.

Jim and Aurelia will be here for our librarians' panel on Cost Efficient Research and other Law Practice Survival Tips this Monday, March 15 , 12:10 - 1:30pm in Room 242. No need to sign up, come even if you can only stay for part. And don't forget . . . there will be pizza!

This is our feature workshop in the Library's Top 10 Research Skills series. A full schedule is on the Library’s LexLounge group page in the Discussion Forums.

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Research: What Employers Want You to Know

To help you refresh your skills, the Library will present our TOP 10 Research Skills Workshops March 10-24.

Start with:
“ Civics 101: What Every Lawyer Should Know But Doesn’t"
Wednesday, March 10, 12:10-1pm in Room 242

and

"Location, Location, Location: Where to find Statutes and Regulations”

Monday, March 15, 5:10-6pm in Room 242

And don’t miss our feature workshop on Monday, March 15, 12:10-1:30pm in Room 242 . A law firm and corporate librarian will share their insights on Law Practice Survival Tips and Cost Efficient Research.

A full schedule is on the Library’s LexLounge group page in the Discussion Forums. No need to sign up. Pizza will be served.

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Last chance to attend Top 10 Research Workshops

The Top 10 Research Skills Workshops will be repeated next week. The schedule is copied below. If you are unable to attend some of the workshops, they will be available as podcasts on the Law Library's web site. The handouts are available on TWEN. Sign up for the course - Top 10 Research Skills Library Workshops.

• Monday, March 23, 3:10-4pm in Room 243 Kevin Shelton will present "Civics 101: What Every New Lawyer Should Know, But Doesn't"

Learn the difference between statutes and regulations and get the basic background you will need for all legal research.

• Tuesday, March 24, 4:10-5pm in Room 243 Yasmin Alexander will present

"Location, Location, Location: Where to find Cases, Statutes and Regulations"

Learn the best way to research cases, and where to find statutes and regulations.

• Wednesday, March 25, 11:10am-noon in Room 205 Toni Aiello will present "Where do I start? Getting Background with Secondary Sources."

Learn how to find and effectively use Secondary Sources.

• Thursday, March 26, 11:10am-noon in Room 243 David Dames and Tricia Kasting will present "Putting it all Together"

Learn how to formulate a research strategy based on your assignment, your time limits, and the resources you have available--when to use what.

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What employers want you to know - workshops next week

You have seen the emails, now find out how to handle that first scary research assignment from your new employer. The Reference librarians will be leading workshops starting Monday. The schedule and description is below. For those who are curious to read the article TOP 10 THINGS LAW LIBRARIANS WISH NEW ASSOCIATES WOULD KNOW, sign on to Westlaw and Use Find for 4/7/2006 Legal Intelligencer 7.

Monday, 3/16, 5pm-6 in Room 205 Kevin Shelton will present "Civics 101: What Every New Lawyer Should Know, But Doesn't"

In this workshop, you will learn the difference between statutes and regulations and get the basic background you will need for all legal research.

(Discussing item 1 in the article).

Tuesday, 3/17, 11am-noon in Room 227, Toni Aiello will present "Where do I start? Getting Background with Secondary Sources."

In this workshop you will learn how to find and effectively use Secondary Sources.

(Discussing item 2 in the article).

Wednesday, 3/18, 3pm-4 in Room 243, Mary Godfrey-Rickards will present "Location, Location, Location: Where to find Cases, Statutes and Regulations"

In this workshop, you will learn the best way to research cases, and where to find statutes and regulations

(Completing the discussion of item 1 in the article).

Thursday, 3/19, 4pm-5 in Room 243, David Dames and Tricia Kasting will present "Putting it all Together"

Learn how to formulate a research strategy based on your assignment, your time limits, and the resources you have available--when to use what.

(Finishing up with items 3,5-8 in the article).



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Research skills needed in your new job

As you read in your email, this week the Library begins our Top 10 Research Skills workshops.

Start with our special feature workshop, this Wednesday, March 11 at 11:10am-12:30 in Room 206. Two law firm librarians will share their insights on Cost Efficient Research and other Law Practice Survival Tips.

(Discussing items 4,9 and 10 in the article).

During the week of March 16th, the librarians will continue with workshops on more of the Top 10.

Monday, 3/16, 5pm-6 in Room 205 Kevin Shelton will present "Civics 101: What Every New Lawyer Should Know, But Doesn't"

In this workshop, you will learn the difference between statutes and regulations and get the basic background you will need for all legal research.

(Discussing item 1 in the article).

Tuesday, 3/17, 11am-noon in Room 227, Toni Aiello will present "Where do I start? Getting Background with Secondary Sources."

In this workshop you will learn how to find and effectively use Secondary Sources.

(Discussing item 2 in the article).

Wednesday, 3/18, 3pm-4 in Room 243, Mary Godfrey-Rickards will present "Location, Location, Location: Where to find Cases, Statutes and Regulations"

In this workshop, you will learn the best way to research cases, and where to find statutes and regulations

(Completing the discussion of item 1 in the article).

Thursday, 3/19, 4pm-5 in Room 243, David Dames and Tricia Kasting will present "Putting it all Together" (David,Tricia)

In this workshop, you will learn why KeyCite and Shepards are so useful for research, when to stop researching and how to formulate a research strategy.

(Finishing up with items 3,5-8 in the article).

No need to sign up. Come to as many of the 5 workshops as you can.

Each workshop is independent, so if you miss earlier ones, you can still come to later ones.

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Afraid about that first research assignment at your new job?

Whether you will be a summer associate/intern or starting your career, you want to hit the ground running. So, if you are concerned about that first research assignment, we can help.

Next week, the Library kicks off our Top 10 Things You Should Know series. We start with our feature panel of law firm librarians who will discuss and answer your questions about Cost Efficient Research and Law Practice survival tips. This will take place next Wednesday, March 11 at 11:10am - 12:30 (or as long as you can stay) in Room 206.

It will also be podcast for those who cannot make it. No need to sign up.

The series will continue during the week of March 16 with the following workshops:

1. "Civics 101: What Every New Lawyer Should Know, But Doesn't"
2. "Where do I start? Getting Background with Secondary Sources."
3. "Location, Location, Location: Where to find Cases, Statutes and Regulations"
4. "Putting it all Together"

I am the PR department, so any suggestions you may have on how to publicize these would be VERY welcome!!!



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Coming in March . . .

With February coming to a close, watch this space and your email for the Top 10 workshops from the Library. These workshops are designed to help you brush up your research skills as you head out for your summer or permanent job.

Our first workshop - on Wednesday, March 11 - will feature two law firm librarians who will lead a discussion and answer your questions on cost efficient research and offer some law firm survival tips.



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Evening Research workshops

At the request of some of the evening students, we had scheduled make-ups of two of the Top 10 Research Skills workshops - Getting Background on your Topic and Strategic Searching. Due to sudden illness of a family member, the Getting Background session, scheduled for tomorrow night has been canceled. Due to the newly scheduled Deans' Forum, Strategic Searching has been rescheduled to next Monday, April 7 at 5:10pm in Room 206.

We regret all the confusion with these sessions - we really are trying!!! We will try to reschedule the Getting Background session. Watch this space. Remember, the podcasts are available on the Library's website and the handouts are available on TWEN.



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