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Legal Research Groups offer law students an opportunity to perform legal research. Working in a Legal Research Group creates a deeper understanding of a legal topic in a particular legal system or even in several legal systems. The knowledge and extracurricular skills, such as teamwork, gained through participating in a Legal Research Group have shown to be very valuable later on in the professional career.  What is a Legal Research Group? How does a Legal Research Group function?
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What is a Legal Research Group?
A Legal Research Group (LRG) is a small group of law students and/or young lawyers who are interested in a specific field of law and have decided to carry out a research on that topic with the aim to make their conclusions public. LRG can work on local, national or international level, depending on the topic, the working methods and the language chosen. |
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How does a Legal Research Group function?
When planning to start a new LRG, one should keep the following points in mind. Topic For inspiration, think what ongoing discussions on legal topics there have been lately in media. The most important thing is of course that the topic is motivating to you and the other participants. You might also contact a professor at your faculty who could come up with inspiring ideas. Also consider choosing a topic in the field of Human Rights or International Focus Programme (IFP). The current IFP theme is called "Information Society - the legal challenges". Participants Normally LRGs, which have approximately 3-6 participants, work best. The members should naturally be law students or young lawyers who have a sufficient knowledge in the topic, and who are willing to commit enough time to the project. Co-ordinator A co-ordinator should have a good knowledge on the topic of the LRG, and be able to motivate the participants. He or she should also be able to participate in fundraising and producing the final outcome of the group. Furthermore the co-ordinator should be the contact person between ELSA International and the LRG. Advisors Advisors can be law professors, lawyers, or other legal professionals with sufficient knowledge in the field of the LRG. Apart from the general advice the advisors can give, it is also possible to ask them to act as editors. They might be able to provide you with some useful contacts. Rules It is crucial to clearly distribute tasks and responsibilities within the group from the very beginning, in order to avoid misunderstandings and to ensure that the group works smoothly. It is also useful to agree upon guidelines for written contributions and deadlines for them. Concrete output When the research work is finished, the group should come up with a finalisation project of the LRG. This can be a publication, series of articles in a legal periodical and participation or organisation of a conference. |
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If you are interested in taking part in the work of a LRG, contact your Local / National Vice President for Academic Activities, or in case of an international LRG, also the Vice President Academic Activities of ELSA International.
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