Old-Fashioned Legal Research: Doubling Down on Foundational Skills
In a 1L legal research course it is important to focus on teaching basic legal research skills. That is, how to identify and locate relevant statutes, cases, and regulations that are responsive to the question the student is trying to answer. A student who understands the tools and techniques of print legal research will be better equipped to search and evaluate online sources, including Gen AI. A student who has only ever done research online may never have used an index, or understand its value.