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Custom
On-Site Training
Fundamentals of Legal Research: Finding the Law
Find and Use Cases, Statutes,
Rules and Regulations
(Our
public
research course)
This custom training
program shows your staff how to efficiently locate and use legal information including case law, statues, rules and regulations.
This program teaches your staff
to locate and use legal documents quickly and effectively. They
will learn:
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The fastest ways
to find and use legal documents in
print or online
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Different case types
(state-federal, trial-appeal), primary and secondary
sources, and citators
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The case citation system
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Custom Training
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Sample Agenda |
Welcome and Introduction
Basic overview of the U.S.
Legal System and Secondary Sources
Statutory and Code Research
Case Law Research
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Supreme
Court
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Appeals
Courts
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Trial
Courts
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Other
Federal Courts (Bankruptcy, Claims, Tax, Military)
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Online
Resources for Case Law Research
Regulatory Law Research
A Working Example
Conclusion and Evaluations
Lunch and breaks scheduled as appropriate
All custom training is
tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from
this program can be combined with topics from our other
programs and with topics from your existing training
programs.
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Sample Agendas
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Sample agendas of
different versions
of this program tailored for previous custom clients are available.
See our Sample
Agendas page for more.
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Audience Level |
Basic
research skills.
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Audience Size |
This
program is most effective for between 15 and 30
attendees.
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Previous Clients |
Our selected
client list includes clients who have purchased
custom training, sent staff to our public programs
and who have purchased our publications.
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Faculty |
This
course is taught by faculty with a minimum of 10
years of legal research experience.
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Rave Reviews
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"Research ability
increased. Love the
links @ the end of the presentation: I'm going to go
back and use them!" Director, Government
Affairs, Appraisal Institute
"When I'm
presented with a project involving legal research, I
will know where to look." Legal Technician,
FBI
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Course Materials |
Course
materials can include copy of The
Process of Legal Research, and a course
manual of over 50 pages that includes Internet
Resources for each attendee.
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Length and Location |
Usually requires 1 day.
This program is usually held in
Washington, DC. It can be presented anywhere in the
United States.
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Internal Marketing |
To
help you
publicize and market a custom program to your
organization's audience, we can provide printed
materials and language for your own internal
promotion and publicity.
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Fee |
The
fee for this program depends on the location, number
of attendees, length, and training materials.
Call us for details, or complete our custom
program information request for more
information.
If you
don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program,
you can still train your staff at our public
research skills course.
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What is included in the fee? |
TheCapitol.Net
tailors each program to meet your training and
educational objectives. Before we issue a cost
proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program
to meet your training objectives.
The
program
fee includes pre-program development and design,
materials for your internal marketing and promotion,
all course materials, and
faculty chosen for your topic and your audience
at the time and location you choose. Our
custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting
space, all audio visual equipment, any food and
beverages, all registration functions, and travel
arrangements for attendees. When the program is held
outside the Washington, DC metro area, travel
arrangements for faculty can be made by the client
or by us.
We can also provide meeting space,
audio visual equipment, food and beverage,
registration, and travel arrangements, though this
affects program cost.
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FAQs |
See
FAQs
About Our Custom On-Site Training.
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Payment |
Payment methods we accept for custom training
include checks and EFT/ACH.
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About Us |
TheCapitol.Net,
Inc., is a non-partisan small business,
and a Virginia corporation. We are registered
with CCR. See our
Capability Statement and our About Us page for more details.
FEIN: 54-1917701
DUNS: 04-273-5071
CAGE: 1K5S4
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Non-Partisan |
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non-partisan firm, and the opinions of its faculty,
authors, clients and the owners and operators of its vendors are
their own and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net. |
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Last updated:
September 02, 2010
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