Schedule a Workshop

FACULTY: Reference librarians can provide specialized instruction sessions on basic legal research, or research in particular specialized areas of law. If you would like to arrange a lecture or tutorial on legal research for a class, please contact the Reference Department (ref@law.duke.edu or 613-7121).

Sample Past Workshops

Research Refresher 2013

• Legal Research Refresher: What to Know Before You Go (Jane Bahnson, Marguerite Most & Janeen Williams, April 1, 2013)
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Research Refresher 2012

• Research Refresher: What to Know Before You Go (Kristina Alayan, Jane Bahnson & Marguerite Most, March 22, 2012)
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Research Madness 2010

• "You Want Me to Research WHAT?!?": Getting Background & Keeping Current (Jennifer L. Behrens, March 15, 2010)
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• "Putting It All Together: Taking a Research Assignment from Start to Finish" (Marguerite Most, March 19, 2010)
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• "Finding & Backgrounding People" (Jennifer L. Behrens, March 22, 2010)
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• "Researching Business & Company Information" (Laura Scott, March 26, 2010)
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• "Forms, Court Rules, and Court Filings" (Melanie Dunshee & Marguerite Most, March 29, 2010)
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