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Research Center Workshops: Research Certificates

   

WORKSHOPS & CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Each academic year, the Research Center Workshop offers a series of short (usually 20 to 30 minute) training sessions focused on research skills or legal resources.  Students who attend the required number of workshops will be eligible to earn Legal Research Certificate that signifies their commitment and understanding of specialized and advanced legal research. 

All workshops are virtual, and workshop presentations are made available every week on Monday morning at 8am. Attendees must also complete a short quiz within two weeks of the date the presentation becomes available for it to count toward certificate credit. 

For more details, see below; for a full schedule and access to each workshop, click the tab of the current semester at the top of this page.

    

Earning a Certificate

In order to earn the Research Center's Legal Research Certificate, you must attend four Core workshops and four Elective workshops over the course of the academic year.

The four Core workshops are will remain the same throughout the year: the four featured in Fall will also be offered in the Spring semester. No matter which semester you end up taking them (Fall, Spring, or a mix of the two), all four are required for the certificate. The Elective workshops rotate each semester, so there will be four Elective workshops in Fall and four different ones in Spring. Any four Elective workshop credits will work for your certificate, no matter when you take them during the academic year.

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow these four steps for each workshop you attend:

  1. Go to the Research Center Canvas page to access the workshop presentations.
  2. Watch the presentation - whichever one you want or need - in its entirety.
  3. Complete the post-presentation quiz within two weeks of the date the presentation becomes available. You must achieve a score of 80% on the quiz to earn credit. Each quiz is typically made up of multiple choice and short answer questions that directly reference that week's workshop presentation.
  4. Attend all four core workshops and any four elective workshops over the course of the academic year to earn the certificate.

Where Can I View the Presentations? 

The virtual workshops can be found in the Canvas FSU College of Law Research Center Organization page under the Workshops tab. Links to the quizzes, handouts or other resources may be found under each related presentation.   

Who Can I Contact for More Information?

If you have any questions regarding workshops or the Research Certificates, contact studentref@law.fsu.edu.

What Workshops are Offered?

Workshop presentations will fall under one of two categories: Core or Elective. The workshops listed below are examples of what may be offered and what has been offered in the past. To view the schedule for the current semester, click the relevant tab at the top of this page.

Core Workshops

  • Administrative Law Research
  • Constitutional Law Research
  • Discovering Resources in the Library
  • Factual Research
  • Federal Legislative History
  • Good Law & Red Flags: Using Citators
  • Secondary Sources

Elective Workshops

  • Advanced Google Searching
  • American Indian Law Research
  • Being Socially Sound
  • Bluebooking
  • Cost-Effective Legal Research
  • Docket Research 
  • Ethics, Security & Privacy
  • Florida Administrative Law
  • Florida Legislative History
  • Florida Secondary Sources
  • Getting Your First Assignment
  • HeinOnline
  • Immigration Law Research
  • Keeping Up with Legal News
  • Microsoft Office Skills
  • Mind Your Business: Researching Florida Companies
  • Municipal Laws
  • One Good Case
  • Online Presentations
  • Our Planet: Conservation Research
  • PDFs for Lawyers
  • Power Searching
  • Researching Public Records
  • Tech Tools for Writing
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