2011 Presentation on Law Firm Legal Research Requirements of New Hires

28 Pages Posted: 3 Nov 2011 Last revised: 10 Nov 2011

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Patrick Meyer

University of Detroit Mercy - School of Law

Date Written: November 2, 2011

Abstract

This presentation summarizes results from the author's 2010 law firm legal research survey, which determined what research functions, and in what formats, law firms require new hires to be proficient. This survey updates the author's 2009 article that is available at this site and which was based on this author's earlier law firm legal research survey. See also the accompanying 2011 draft article on this site.

Keywords: law firm, legal research, research formats, research methods, teaching methods, new lawyers, on-line research, print-based research

JEL Classification: K10

Suggested Citation

Meyer, Patrick, 2011 Presentation on Law Firm Legal Research Requirements of New Hires (November 2, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1953551 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1953551

Patrick Meyer (Contact Author)

University of Detroit Mercy - School of Law ( email )

651 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
United States

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