Prof. Penn's work focuses on legal research instruction and reference. As a reference librarian she assists library patrons, including students, faculty, and the public, with legal research.
LAWS 5646 - Foundations of Legal Research
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Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Designed to move students from the brief introduction to legal research offered in the first-year legal writing classes to the problem-centered research students will perform starting in the summer after their first year. Provides students with a conceptual understanding of the organization and connectivity of legal authority and with instruction in research methodology at both the project and resource levels.
LAWS 6836 - Special Topics in Legal Research
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Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
Builds upon first-year legal research problem solving skills by exposing students to the nuances of research topics in a specialized topic and tracking related doctrinal classes, e.g., environmental and natural resources law.
