Advanced Legal Research (9200:618)
How to sign up for Advanced Legal Research (ALR)
Step 1. Register with the University and pay to take the one credit hour ALR course 9200:618. Do this only once. It is not necessary to register with the University for this course every semester.
Step 2. Two required modules. There are two required ALR modules. The two required modules are Federal Legislative History, worth 5 module hours, and Federal Administrative Research worth 3 module hours. Students must satisfactorily complete the two required modules during the semester in which they initially register with the University for ALR. Students will have 8 module hours. Both of these modules can be found on Westlaw TWEN.
Step 3. Elective modules - Students must then complete at least 6 additional hours of ALR elective modules prior to their graduation in order to complete the minimum of 14 module hours necessary to earn the one-hour course credit for ALR. Students may sign up for the elective modules the same semester as the required modules or they may wish to wait and take the elective modules another semester. Once a student signs up to take an elective module, they must complete the module the same semester to pass the module. All modules can be found on Westlaw TWEN.
| Module | Module Hours | Instructor | |
| Federal Legislative History (required) | 5 | Ms. Lenart, llenart@uakron.edu | |
| Federal Administrative Research (required) | 3 | Ms. Passmore, pkyle@uakron.edu | |
| Federal Government Documents | 2 | Ms. Williams, jw6@uakron.edu | |
| Internet Legal Research | 2 | Mr. Powell, powell@uakron.edu | |
| Introduction to Casemaker | 1 | Ms. Souare, souare@uakron.edu | |
| Introduction to Loislaw | 1 | Ms. Souare, souare@uakron.edu | |
| LexisNexis Shepard's | 1 | Ms. Passmore, pkyle@uakron.edu | |
| Ohio Legislative Research | 2 | Ms. Lenart, llenart@uakron.edu | |
| Patent Searching | 2 | Ms. Lenart, llenart@uakron.edu | |
| Westlaw Graphical Keycite | 1 | Ms. Passmore, pkyle@uakron.edu |
For more details about the modules -> Module Descriptions
Deadlines for Fall 2009
- Monday, August 24, 2009 - begin signing up for modules and begin working on the modules.
- Friday, September 11, 2009- the last day to sign-up or drop the modules.
- 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2009 - Deadline for finishing modules.
Communications about ALR
- Email management - forwarding and changing your e-mail.
- Memo to continuing ALR students.
- Memo to new ALR students.
WESTLAW TWEN - To sign-up for your module on TWEN, log on to http://lawschool.westlaw.com/twen/ and click the "Add a Course" link on the "My Courses" menu bar, then select the ALR module(s)you plan to take. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click "Submit". If you decide to drop the module before the enrollment deadline, you would follow these same steps to drop the module.
Questions? Contact either Ms. Passmore at 330-972-6352, pkyle@uakron.edu or Ms. Lenart at 330-972-6357, llenart@uakron.edu.
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