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Legal Research

CERTIFICATION: 500

(inclusive of all taxes)

KEY FEATURES

  • 5+ learning hours of content suited for self learning
  • Watch practical learning videos created by experts
  • Benefit from an adaptive virtual classroom environment
  • Sharpen your skills with application-based exercises
  • Get certified at nominal cost

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Acquire the ability to carry out quick, comprehensive, and focused research within deadlines. Legal research is an invaluable skill for law students and legal practitioners. With this course, you will learn techniques that will help you confidently carry out research in any area of the law.                                          

What you will learn?

  • How to identify issues that require research
  • Learn about primary and secondary sources of law
  • How to plan clearly for efficient research
  • Generating and use of search terms
  • Using statutory law and case law (or judgments)
  • Using Indian and international databases
  • Using case reports and journals
  • Effectively integrating research into writing
  • Understanding citation and references

What do you need?

  • This course is generally recommended for junior law students and young legal professionals
  • Other than that, a standard Internet/data connection along with a computer/laptop/smartphone/tablet is enough to get you started!

Exam and certification

In addition to unit wise practice exercises, this course offers a Course Completion Test (CCT). To qualify for the CCT, a learner has to complete more than 90% of the course. The CCT is conducted online to provide maximum flexibility to the learner. Based on the results of the CCT, a learner will be given a certificate, which is recognised by various employers in the legal industry.

 

CURRICULUM

  • 1. Introduction to Legal Research

  • 2. Fundamentals of Conducting Legal Research

  • 3. Understanding and Using Legal Authorities:Legislation

  • 4. Understanding and Using Legal Authorities: Case Law

  • 5. Using Online Research Tools for Primary and Secondary Sources

  • 6. Using Research in Your Writing-Integrating Research, and Citation and Referencing

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