Legal Research – Know How, the blog of the Great Library

CPD-Accredited Legislative Research – Virtual Fall Sessions

Understanding the history of a statute can provide insight into its drafting and the way courts may interpret it.

For those looking to refresh their skills or meet their CPD requirements, the Great Library’s Legislative and Regulations Research Refreshers can help! These are 2 free sessions which each contain 1 professionalism hour, making them a practical and accessible way to strengthen your research skills while earning credit.

Legal Research Lifelines in the Age of Information Overload

We are revisiting an older post in our Legal Research Survival Guide, Part 10 – Lifelines and Last Tips, and it occurred to us that Tip #4 is especially worth highlighting in today’s context of information overload.

Explore Landmark Trials and Restatements with New HeinOnline Resources

Hello and happy Friday! We’re here today with a big resource announcement: LSO licensees and licensing candidates can now access HeinOnline’s World Trials Library and the American Law Institute Library on-site at the Great Library. Click through to learn what’s included in these valuable repositories, and how they can support your international and historical legal research.