Training the Trainees: Developing Effective Programmes and Partnerships in Legal Practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Training ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Training Module ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Effective Training

Alison Johnson reviews Eversheds' approach to delivering legal research training and the development of an effective training module which was first delivered in 2002 and has recently had its first cohort moving into qualification and the workplace as fully trained lawyers.

Legal Research Training at Middle Temple Library

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Woellhaf
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Inns Of Court ◽  
Research Instruction

AbstractThis article, written by Adam Woellhaf, describes the legal research training offered by Middle Temple Library to Inns of Court members. It examines the challenges of designing and delivering legal research training to practitioners, as well as offering guidance and advice to others in their own legal research training efforts. It also looks at the potential for using mobile technology in legal research instruction.

Legal Information and the Social Media: Some Current Issues

Libri ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-359
Author(s):  
Vicki Lawal ◽  
Peter G Underwood ◽  
Christine Stilwell
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Law Firms ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Population

Abstract This article examines the effect of the adoption of social media in legal practice in Nigeria. It discusses some of the major challenges that have recently been experienced in the use of legal information in Nigeria within the context of the social media revolution, particularly with respect to ethics. A survey method was employed and data was collected through self-administered questionnaires to the study population comprising practicing lawyers located in various law firms in Nigeria. Outcomes from the study provide preliminary evidence on the nature of the application of social media in legal practice and the prospects for its inclusion as an important aspect of legal research in the legal education system in Nigeria.

HeinOnline Takes a Diversified Approach to Legal Research Training

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcie M. Baranich
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
Video Tutorials ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Training Resources ◽  
Media Applications

AbstractDeveloping legal research skills is something that takes time and practice and can be enhanced with proper training. Marcie M. Baranich explores the various resources that HeinOnline offers to help law librarians and legal researchers develop their research skills in HeinOnline, from training guides and video tutorials to live webinars and support, together with the platforms and social media applications used to disseminate training resources, including the Wiki, Blog, YouTube channel, Facebook page, and Twitter feed.

Exploring User Training Needs at Middle Temple Law Library

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Gow
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
User Training ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Library Skills

AbstractThis research, conducted by Erin Gow, aims to explore the information literacy and legal research training needs of users of the Middle Temple library.* In order to do this it focuses on the patterns of use of library resources by users, reasons for these patterns, previous training users have received, and general evidence of user training needs in law libraries. The research as a whole was generated in result of the recognition that many Middle Temple library users require further legal research skills training in order to confidently find and employ the extensive resources available through the library. Before such training could be developed, however, research needed to be conducted into the specific capabilities and needs of the unique user base at the library. As a result of the research the current habits of library users have been explored, their general training levels and needs identified, and recommendations made about how to structure training so as to address these needs and best serve users. It was discovered that Middle Temple library users generally visit the library frequently, and are already confident using certain materials such as textbooks. Despite confidence in using certain common materials, users struggle to take advantage of the full range of resources available, making training necessary. The difficulties many users currently face in the library stem from a general lack of information literacy and library skills training.

The nature of law as an interpretive practice and its associated modes of inquiry

Legal Studies ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 576-591
Author(s):  
Nathan Gibbs
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Instrumental Rationality ◽  
Legal Philosophy ◽  
Critical Survey ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Legal Research

The paper provides a critical survey of certain methodological debates in the field of legal philosophy in order to assess their implications for legal research in general. Underpinning this survey is a concern to establish the independence and integrity of both legal practice and legal research in the light of the risks posed by preponderant forms of instrumental rationality. Thus, Brian Leiter's recent call for a ‘naturalised’ jurisprudence is criticised for the instrumentalist basis upon which he claims to privilege forms of legal research apparently ‘continuous with’ the natural and empirical social sciences. As against Leiter, it is argued that there are in fact a range of distinct but interrelated modes of legal research. In this respect, the work of HLA Hart is interpreted as an example of a distinctively theoretical mode of inquiry into law. In addition, an account of the nature of a distinctively practical mode of legal inquiry is developed from a critique of Ronald Dworkin's excessively ‘theoretical’ reading of the interpretive character of legal practice. A constitutive practical feature of both modes of inquiry is their capacity to take up a certain distance from any exclusive concern with instrumental or pragmatic action.

scholarly journals Implementasi Green Constitution di Indonesia: Jaminan Hak Konstitusional Pembangunan Lingkungan Hidup Berkelanjutan

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
I Gede Yusa ◽  
Bagus Hermanto
Keyword(s):  
Legal Practice ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Collective Rights ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
General Part ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Conceptual Study

Konsep Green Constitution yang telah diadopsi dalam beberapa konstitusi di dunia seperti Konstitusi Ekuador 2008 dan Konstitusi Perancis 2005, selaras dengan UUD NRI Tahun 1945 pasca amandemen yang memuat konsep Green Constitution sebagaimana dirumuskan pada Pasal 28H Ayat (1) UUD NRI Tahun 1945 yang mencerminkan generasi hak asasi manusia ketiga yakni hak kolektif dan hak pembangunan, berupa hak atas lingkungan hidup, serta Pasal 33 ayat (4) UUD NRI Tahun 1945 yang mencerminkan pembangunan lingkungan hidup yang berkelanjutan di Indonesia secara konstitusional. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah untuk menganalisis konsep Green Constitution di dalam Konstitusi Indonesia (UUD NRI Tahun 1945). Di sisi lain, juga secara intensif mengkritisi implementasi dari konsep Green Constitution yang berkaitan dengan pembangunan lingkungan hidup yang berkelanjutan. Tulisan ini berfokus pada dua permasalahan hukum yakni : bagaimanakah konsep Green Constitution dalam konteks UUD NRI Tahun 1945 dan pengaturannya di Indonesia serta bagaimanakah implementasi konsep Green Constitution dalam UUD NRI Tahun 1945 dalam konteks menjamin hak asasi manusia atas lingkungan hidup berkelanjutan. Adapun tulisan ini dibuat dengan menggunakan metode penulisan socio-legal dengan pendekatan studi konseptual dan pendekatan perundang-undangan. Melalui tulisan ini diharapkan dapat menegaskan bahwa konsep Green Constitution di Indonesia dimaknai sebagai konstitutionalisasi norma hukum lingkungan sebagaimana diatur dan terimplementasi dalam ketentuan Pasal 28H ayat (1) dan Pasal 33 ayat (4) UUD NRI Tahun 1945 serta konsiderans menimbang huruf a, b, f, Pasal 1 angka (2), Pasal 44, Penjelasan Bagian I. Umum angka (1) dan (5) Undang-Undang Nomor 32 Tahun 2009. Namun demikian, Green Constitution belum tercermin secara holistik, terbatas pada indikator masyarakat, namun belum didukung indikator hukum dan indikator pelaksana praktik hukum.Green Constitution concept which has been adopted by several constitution in the world such as The Constitution of Ecuador 2008 and The Constitution of France 2005, inline with 1945 Indonesian Constitution after Amendment that contains Green Constitution concept in the Article 28H paragraph (1) 1945 Indonesian Constitution which shows the third human rights generation such as collective rights and development rights especially the rights of environmental, and in Article 33 paragraph (4) 1945 Indonesian Constitution that contains sustainable environmental development in Indonesia constitutionally. The main purpose of this journal is to analyze the concept of Green Constitution in the 1945 Indonesian Constitution. Besides, it also intends to criticize the implementation of the Green Constitution concept that relates to sustainable environmental development. This paper focuses on two law problems: how the concept of green constitution in 1945 Indonesian Constitution with other regulations is and how the implementation of green constitution concept in the 1945 Indonesian Constitution in the context guarantee human right for sustainable environmental development is. This paper is set as a socio-legal Research with conceptual study and statutory approach. This paper is expected to affirm that the Green Constitution in Indonesia is valued as environmental norm constitution as arranged and implemented in Article 28H paragraph (1) and Article 33 paragraph (4) 1945 Indonesian Constitution and Considering part a, b, f, Article 1 Sub-article (2), Article 44, Elucidation I. General part (1) and (5) The Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 32 Year 2009 about Protection and Management of Environment. However, the Green Constitution has not been reflected holistically. It is still limited on society indicators and has not been supported by legal indicators and indicators of legal practice.

Scientific research work in jurisprudence: a training manual

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Osipov
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Training Manual ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Scientific Research Work ◽  
Master's Thesis ◽  
Conducting Research

The proposed study guide is devoted to the implementation of scientific legal activity and the preparation of a master's thesis in legal sciences. Particular attention in the manual is paid to such aspects of scientific research in the field of jurisprudence as the methodology of legal research, planning of scientific research, compiling a review of the literature on the topic of the dissertation. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the problems of legal regulation, as well as to the features of the analysis of legal practice, which is necessary for performing legal research. For undergraduates and graduate students of law schools and faculties, as well as for all those who are interested in the problems of conducting research in the field of jurisprudence.

Developing Practical Legal Research Skills on the Legal Practice Course

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Hannibal ◽  
Alison Pope
Keyword(s):  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
The Law

Martin Hannibal and Alison Pope of from Staffordshire University have written this article to explain why Practical Legal Research (PLR) skills are necessary for a trainee solicitor and how the Law Society's learning objectives for PLR are achieved and assessed on the Staffordshire Legal Practice Course (LPC). The article should be read in conjunction with the article by Eileen Fry which also appears in this issue.

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