Module #1 Introduction to Advanced Legal Research Overview of the importance of advanced legal research in modern legal practice, and introduction to the course
Module #2 Legal Research Methodologies In-depth exploration of traditional legal research methodologies, including Boolean searching and natural language searching
Module #3 Searching Online Legal Databases Practical training on searching online legal databases such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, and Bloomberg Law
Module #4 Case Law Research Advanced techniques for researching case law, including citator analysis and judicial consideration
Module #5 Statutory Research In-depth exploration of statutory research, including annotation and legislative history analysis
Module #6 Regulatory Research Researching federal and state regulations, including the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations
Module #7 Administrative Law Research Researching administrative agency decisions, rules, and regulations
Module #8 International and Foreign Law Research Researching international and foreign law, including treaties, conventions, and foreign case law
Module #9 Introduction to Legal Analytics Overview of the basics of legal analytics, including data visualization and statistical analysis
Module #10 Data-Driven Legal Research Using data to inform legal research, including data mining and data visualization techniques
Module #11 Predictive Analytics in Law Using machine learning and predictive analytics to forecast legal outcomes and make data-driven decisions
Module #12 Legal Data Sources Exploring legal data sources, including court data, law firm data, and legal industry data
Module #13 Text Analytics in Law Using natural language processing and text analytics to analyze legal documents and data
Module #14 Visualizing Legal Data Using data visualization techniques to communicate complex legal data insights
Module #15 Applying Advanced Legal Research to Practice Real-world applications of advanced legal research and analytics in law firms, corporations, and government agencies
Module #16 Advanced Legal Research Ethics Ethical considerations in advanced legal research, including confidentiality, privilege, and attorney-client relationships
Module #17 Current Trends and Future Directions Exploring current trends and future directions in advanced legal research and analytics
Module #18 Capstone Project Students apply advanced legal research and analytics skills to a real-world project
Module #19 Westlaw Advanced Search Techniques Practical training on using Westlaws advanced search features
Module #20 LexisNexis Advanced Search Techniques Practical training on using LexisNexiss advanced search features
Module #21 Bloomberg Law Advanced Search Techniques Practical training on using Bloomberg Laws advanced search features
Module #22 R Programming for Legal Analytics Introduction to using R programming for legal analytics and data visualization
Module #23 Tableau for Legal Data Visualization Using Tableau to visualize legal data and create interactive dashboards
Module #24 Legal Data Mining Using data mining techniques to extract insights from large legal datasets
Module #25 Legal Sentiment Analysis Using natural language processing to analyze sentiment in legal documents and data
Module #26 Legal Topic Modeling Using topic modeling techniques to identify patterns and themes in legal texts
Module #27 Network Analysis in Law Using network analysis to study legal relationships and structures
Module #28 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Law Using GIS to analyze and visualize geospatial legal data
Module #29 Advanced Legal Research Tools and Technologies Exploring emerging tools and technologies in advanced legal research, including AI and machine learning
Module #30 Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion Planning next steps in Advanced Legal Research and Analytics career
