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CLE Schedule - Summer 2012
All classes are held in the Allegheny County Law Library in the City-County Building (9th floor). Please see scheudle below for more information regarding indivudual classes.
Registration
Walk-ins allowed if space is available.
FEES:
3 Credit Sessions
- $50 for individuals with ACLL borrowing cards
- $60 for non-library card holders
1 Credit Sessions
- $25 for individuals with ACLL borrowing cards
- $30 for non-library card holders
Please make checks payable to: Duquesne University Law School
REGISTRATION: Please call Marlene Vatter at 412.396.6188.
CLASSES HELD AT:
Allegheny County Law Library
City-County Building (9th Floor)
414 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Wednesday,
June 27, 2012
9:00 a.m. - noon |
Pennsylvania Legal Research
Review of published Pennsylvania primary resources (court reports, constitution, statutory law, administrative law) and secondary sources (digests, citators, annotations, encyclopedias, continuing legal education materials) with some references to important Internet Web sites..
This course is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for three (3) credits of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and (0) credits of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit |
Wednesday,
June 27, 2012
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Internet Legal Research
Provides history of Internet, components of the Internet, general web sites, various types of search engines, general and legal Web sites including primary and secondary Web sites for federal and Pennsylvania legal information, general information such as finding people, news and periodical literature.
This course is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for three (3) credits of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and (0) credits of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit |
Thursday,
June 28, 2012
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. |
Researching Legal Ethics
Review of both printed and Internet sources for performing research in legal ethics.
This course is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for zero (0) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and one (1) hour of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit. |
Tuesday,
August 28, 2012
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. |
Researching Legal Ethics
Review of both printed and Internet sources for performing research in legal ethics.
This course is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for zero (0) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and one (1) hour of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit. |
Wednesday,
August 29, 2012
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Internet Legal Research
Provides history of Internet, components of the Internet, general web sites, various types of search engines, general and legal Web sites including primary and secondary Web sites for federal and Pennsylvania legal information, general information such as finding people, news and periodical literature.
This course is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for three (3) credits of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and (0) credits of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit |
Wednesday,
August 29, 2012
9:00 a.m. - noon |
Pennsylvania Legal Research
Review of published Pennsylvania primary resources (court reports, constitution, statutory law, administrative law) and secondary sources (digests, citators, annotations, encyclopedias, continuing legal education materials) with some references to important Internet Web sites..
This course is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for three (3) credits of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and (0) credits of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit |
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If you would like to see a particular course offered, please suggest it to Dr. Joel Fishman at 412.350.5353.
Questions?: Contact Dr. Joel Fishman for further information, 412.350.5353; or e-mail fishman@duq.edu.
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