Legal Research

Listen to Assigned Cases through AudioCaseFiles! Develop Skills with Trial Videos!

The Law Library subscribes to AudioCaseFiles, which provides downloadable MP3 files of court opinions. Many of the over 1,000 digitally recorded opinions in this collection are cited and discussed in law school casebooks. Search by case name or browse by subject or casebook. This resources also includes a Trial Video Archive, which contains video from hundreds of cases nationwide covering various areas of law.

To help develop trial skills, check out the beta version of a third module, the Video Training Library. This resource streams online real trial video highlights with commentary and analysis keyed to a breakdown of trial advocacy and litigation training topics. With this library, you can see skilled practitioners in action and learn which techniques they are employing in the courtroom. The Library is organized into topical areas consistent with standard trial advocacy training materials, such as opening statements and direct examination, and subtopics, which are tips and techniques for those topical areas.

These resources are available to University of Minnesota Law School students, faculty and staff. To get access, register at www.audiocasefiles.com/register/. Click on the "Sign Up" button and use your University of Minnesota email address to register.

Full post as published by LexLibris on February 04, 2010 (boomark / email).