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756 AI in Legal Research: Foundations and Information Organization

This simulation course is an advanced legal research seminar designed to introduce students to AI and strategies for incorporating AI into research. Students will hone their research skills through a variety of hands-on exercises designed to replicate work done in legal practice. By the end of the course, students should have a holistic understanding of the role of AI in research and be able to critically assess and effectively utilize AI technologies in the legal context across a range of substantive areas.

Course Areas of Practice
  • Intellectual Property, Science, and Technology Law
Evaluation Methods
  • Project(s)
  • Oral presentation
  • Practical exercises
  • Class participation
Degree Requirements
JD elective
JD experiential
IntlLLM NVE Cert
IntlLLM experiential
IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
IntlLLM Business Cert
IntllLLM IP Cert
Course Type
  • Seminar
Learning Outcomes
  • Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the legal context

Fall 2025

2025
Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor

756.01 1
  • Project(s)
  • Oral presentation
  • Practical exercises
  • Class participation
 Julie Wooldridge

This simulation course is an advanced legal research seminar designed to introduce students to AI and strategies for incorporating AI into research.  Students will hone their research skills through a variety of hands-on exercises designed to replicate work done in legal practice.  By the end of the course, students should have a holistic understanding of the role of AI in research and be able to critically assess and effectively utilize AI technologies in the legal context across a range of substantive areas.

Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit

Degree Requirements
Pre/Co-requisites
None

Fall 2024

2024
Course Number Course Credits Evaluation Method Instructor

756.01 1
  • Project(s)
  • Oral presentation
  • Practical exercises
  • Class participation
 Michael McArthur, Julie Wooldridge

This simulation course is an advanced legal research seminar designed to introduce students to AI and strategies for incorporating AI into research. Students will hone their research skills through a variety of hands-on exercises designed to replicate work done in legal practice. By the end of the course, students should have a holistic understanding of the role of AI in research and be able to critically assess and effectively utilize AI technologies in the legal context across a range of substantive areas.

Grading Basis: Credit/No Credit

Degree Requirements
Pre/Co-requisites
None

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