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Research Skills
Learn the research skills every Washington and Hill pro must have.
Legislative  ·  Judicial  ·  Regulatory  ·  Factual

Gain real-world research skills you can put to use immediately in Washington. Find out how to use professional print and online resources for legislative, legal and regulatory research.

 

“Research ... is not the sort of thing you learn once and for all."
The Craft of Research
, by Booth, Colomb, and Williams
 

We provide laptops in our research courses, which are held in our Portable Wi-Fi ClassroomTM, to facilitate learning. See course descriptions for details.
Portable Wi-Fi Classroom TM

Research Tools and Techniques
Refining Your Online and Offline Searches

Essential research skills. More

 

How to Find, Track, and Monitor Congressional Documents
Going Beyond Thomas
 
Save time and money
.  More

 

How to Research Regulations and Rulemaking
Available as custom, on-site training

Learn how to find and use administrative rules and regulations.

How to Research and Compile Legislative Histories
Searching for Legislative Intent
 
How to research, compile and analyze the legislative history of federal laws and statutes.  More

 

Fundamentals of Federal Legal Research
Available as custom, on-site training
How to find and use cases, statutes, rules and regulations.



 

CEUs approved by George Mason University

Our courses are approved
for CEUs from
George Mason University.

 

Space is limited for all courses.


 

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Last updated: January 13, 2010

 
 

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