What it means, at least to me, is a holistic foundation
of basic legal research processes, legal research language, finding tools and an awareness of potential pitfalls.
Basic training in both public and private law subjects, as well
as basic legal research techniques are foundational.
The skills that a good legal research lawyer can provide go beyond what the average lawyer can do (although the average lawyer should have
basic legal research skills).
The librarians are not allowed to give legal advice, but they do help
with basic legal research (the flyer gives an example of the kind of question they will help to answer «Are there any WSIAT decisions that grant entitlement to LOE during a recurrence when the injured worker is unemployed?»).
But he wants to go further, and is convinced the firm can «commercialize its back office,» offering its operations center as an outsourcing service for other law firms, handling administration, IT and
even basic legal research for them.»
We've had a few full group lectures in Legal Methods, where first year students are being immersed in practical topics ranging
from basic legal research to how to think like a lawyer to exam - writing tips.
So
if basic legal research tasks cost so much less in India than within the United States, why aren't law firms sending more work, such as document review or basic research, offshore?
That being said, while we patiently wait for Parliament to update the Code, the case serves as a reminder of the importance of
following basic legal research methodology.
Both the faculty committee and the sites want to select students who have
developed basic legal research, writing, and analysis skills and who can pass the California bar exam.
In this session, we will learn how to do
some basic legal research.
Well, just like when I did
basic legal research (as a naive young associate), I scanned the search results to see if they had any useful verbiage, or otherwise provided helpful clues.
Many viewed the course as a way to explain only document design,
basic legal research, and remedial grammar.
When they first appeared, LPOs provided services like document processing and
basic legal research.
Granted, if a firm can utilize a program to do much of
its basic legal research, it will have a harder time justifying billing out junior associates at several hundred dollars per hour to do the same thing.
Basic legal research and drafting are typically done by the young lawyers in the firm.
Working in a similar capacity for 3 + years has instilled in me the skills that are pertinent to perform
some basic legal research along with managing most aspects of the legal world.