Compiled by Emily Moog, Research Librarian, Karen Oesterle, Head of Reference
As you prepare for your 2019 summer associates, law clerks, and legal interns, NYLI knows you are busy planning how to teach them effective legal research skills. The reference librarians at NYLI are here to support your efforts and suggest a few tools to assist with your efforts:
- NYLI
- Please feel free to use our resources as your own. All summer associates working at NYLI member organizations are invited to access NYLI from May through August either online or onsite to conduct their research. We welcome summer law clerks and interns to make use of our office spaces, access our state-of-the-art electronic resources and collections including Westlaw, Hein-Online, and 100,000 eBooks, as well as borrow our hard-to-find print materials, including federal depository documents and rare books. https://www.nyli.org/summer-associates-welcome-at-the-new-york-law-institute-4/
- Below are a Word Doc and PowerPoint you may wish to use as you introduce NYLI to your summers in your orientation presentation. Please feel free to use as you see fit.
- Advice for Librarians: Sarah Mauldin’s article on key take-aways for summer associates.
- From ABA — help mastering your summer associate experience! Complete with YouTube video & downloadable chart:
- Three Geeks & a Blog – on reducing stress & time management skills:
- Summer Associate Research Guides:
- General Guides to Legal Research:
- Legal Technology Articles
- Three recent articles from The New York Law Journal: (NYLJ or Lexis Subscription)
- “An Update on Lawyers’ Duty of Technological Competence: Part 1” (3/1/2019)
- “An Update on Lawyers’ Duty of Technological Competence: Part 2” (5/6/2019)
- “The Ambivalent Nature of Today’s Legal Tech Education” (5/7/19)
- “Gamification” – teaching research skills using games:
- & Let’s not forget the rules! AALL’s Outline of Core Research Competency Guidelines
- The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) has developed a set of principles and standards for legal research competency, drawn from information professionals’ deep involvement in legal research within academe, law firms, the courts, government agencies, and other related settings, as well as the literature of the legal profession indicating that research competency directly impacts professional efficiency and effectiveness.
- THE PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS FOR LEGAL RESEARCH COMPETENCY
- The principles advanced by the American Association of Law Libraries are:I
- A successful legal researcher possesses foundational knowledge of the legal system and legal information sources.
- A successful legal researcher gathers information through effective and efficient research strategies.
- A successful legal researcher critically evaluates information.
- A successful legal researcher applies information effectively to resolve a specific issue or need.
- A successful legal researcher distinguishes between ethical and unethical uses of information, and understands the legal issues associated with the discovery, use, or application of information.
- AALL’s Legal Research Competency page
- This page is full of a wealth of resources, complete with links to additional tools and a 12-page workbook on applying the competencies.
- The 25th National Legal Research Teach-In Instructional Resources Kit Provided in conjunction with National Library Week, April 9-16, 2017. Compiled and Edited by the RIPS Teach-In Kit Committee. This collection of thoughtful, detailed research tools includes presentations, course materials, handouts, and guides. Includes coverage of International, Legislative, Secondary Source, and Tax legal research.