Research in the Wild: CALR and the Role of Informal Apprenticeship in Attorney Training

Law Library Journal, Vol. 101, p. 157, 2009

20 Pages Posted: 13 May 2009

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Judith Lihosit

University of San Diego School of Law

Abstract

Much recent scholarship has posited that computer-assisted legal research will fundamentally alter the manner in which practicing attorneys conduct legal research, resulting in an overall change to the legal system itself. Ms. Lihosit argues that, while we have been undergoing a major transformation in the format of legal materials, and the influence of the West digest system is waning, there will not be a resultant restructuring of the legal system. After a brief overview of American legal history, provided to show that apprenticeship training has always been present in the American legal system in some form, the article uses the author’s study of practicing attorneys and law firm librarians to provide an alternative model of how attorneys conduct research.

Keywords: CALR, computer-assisted legal research, legal research, West digest,, legal apprenticeship, law firm librarians, attorneys research, apprentice, attorney training

Suggested Citation

Lihosit, Judith, Research in the Wild: CALR and the Role of Informal Apprenticeship in Attorney Training. Law Library Journal, Vol. 101, p. 157, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1402960

Judith Lihosit (Contact Author)

University of San Diego School of Law ( email )

5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
United States

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