UC Law SF Library Annual Report, 2023-2024: Research Instruction

The Certificate in Legal Research is an in-person training program created and taught by the librarians at the Law Library. 

• Number of Students Currently Enrolled in the Program: 546
• Number of Certificate Program Classes Taught Last Year: 15
• Total Number of Students Who Have Completed the Program: 90

Law librarians provided topical research training in 14 classes during 2023-2024. 

Librarians also provided research training to 4 clinics and centers.

In addition to library tours, the Law Library conducted 14 research orientations for student journal editors, LEOP participants, LLMs, HPL students, foreign exchange students, foreign scholars, and Moot Court participants. 

• Library staff taught 7 sections of Advanced Legal Research between Summer 2023 and Spring 2024
• Hilary Hardcastle and Holly Herndon taught Legal Research & Writing for the HPL Program in Fall 2023
• Hilary Hardcastle taught Legal Research for Non-Lawyers in the MSL Program in Fall 2023  

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