Course Description
- This is a course for current employees of the judicial branch regularly engaged in performing legal research to carry out their essential job functions.
- This course will provide and/or refresh participants’ knowledge of the availability of tools to further their legal research proficiency on computer assisted legal research (CALR) platform(s) utilized by the judicial branch.
- This course will also introduce or refresh participants’ knowledge of electronic remotely accessible information for the Illinois Supreme Court Library and how to utilize those resources of information in conducting CALR.
- This course will explain to participants what library resources are available for assistance with researching legal issues and obtaining legal authority while under restrictions to work remotely to the greatest extent possible. Finally, this course will inform participants of electronic communication resources available to members of the judicial branch and target audience and provide information on how to utilize those resources in carrying out their essential job functions. The course will also seek to enhance participants’ ability to perform CALR involving caselaw, statutes, rules, other legislative enactments, and infrequently encountered issues, utilizing currently available tools.
As a result of this course, participants will be able to:
1.Access and utilize online resources for self-guided legal research training;
2.Access and utilize CALR tools for more efficient legal research;
3.Access and utilize the Illinois Supreme Court Library as a resource for legal research guidance; and
4.Utilize network tools to stay connected while working remotely.