Resumen de The State of Legal Research Education: A Survey of First-Year Legal Research Programs, or “Why Johnny and Jane Cannot Research

Caroline L. Osborne

• Prof. Osborne reviews the state of legal research education at U.S. News & World Report’s 200 rated law schools, and explores whether or not legal research is a required first-year class, the number of semesters of research instruction, the expertise of the instructor, the number of credits awarded for legal research, the scope of the legal research curriculum, areas of observed difficulties and challenges in instruction, and the type of grade assigned.