Competencies
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JULIA CAMERON
Accomplishments: Legal Research
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Formulate a research plan
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Identify secondary sources that can prove valuable in researching any given legal topic
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Interpret and utilize legal citations 4. Find the full text of primary law given a legal citation
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Use annotated statute to find cases interpreting the statute
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Search for cases in a specific jurisdiction
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Verify that a holding in a specific case is still good law
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Find dockets, briefs, and other pleadings
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Demonstrate knowledge of legal information finding tools and methods (e.g., terms and connectors searching, indexes, annotations, and legal classification systems such as headnotes)
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Conduct legal research using free and commercial online research tools (e.g. LEXIS/WESTLAW)
Legal Research: Proper Analysis Tips & Tricks
FIRAC Dissection & Discussion
Research Maps
Legal Citation Resources
Locating Legal Information in Primary and Secondary Resources
How To Read A Legal Citation
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Rule 9.800
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure
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Legal Research Presentations
Clerk of Courts
Websites
Miami- Dade
Broward
Glades
Monroe
Palm Beach
LEGAL MEMORANDUM
Legal Writing Resources
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Click to Read- 10 tips for better legal writing
