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| Links: --To course readings available online --To other resources Course Readings Available Online LawNerds is a website with tips on how to survive lawschool. Particularly useful for this course are instructions on how to read and brief cases. The United State Constitution is available online in an anotated format with a linked glossary. The state of Rhode Island legal code is all available online--be sure to read the murder statute. For details on how laws are made in the United States, watch "How a Bill Becomes a Law" on YouTube. To access other readings on e-reserve, see the listing in the library catalogue. Other Resources To look up court cases and legal codes, try Findlaw or the Cornell University Legal Information Institute. Information about the Supreme Court of the United States can be located at Oyez; recent cases are covered on the SCOTUS Wiki. Lexis-Nexis is also a good place to start when doing legal research--you'll need to log in with your library bar code to either the Academic (for legal research publications) or Congressional (for Congressional history) research site. Law.com offers a legal dictionary, a useful term for figuring out all the strange and legal-specific terms you'll encounter this semester. If you are interested in following the legal news, you might look at Law.com or check a directory of legal blogs. Particularly recommended is SCOTUSblog. You might want to look at the website of the Rhode Island Judiciary, which includes information on the different courts as well as job opportunities. The Court systems in Massachusetts and Connecticut also have websites. If you find law interesting and are considering pursuing a career relating to it, make sure you know all your options. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which covers the expectations, requirements, and job market for hundreds of jobs. Consider looking up Lawyers, Paralegals/Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Claims Investigators, and Mediators. There are many jobs the OOH does not cover as well, including court reportors, victim's advocates, court clerks, legal administrators, etc. |
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