Colorado Legal Research

Planning to practice law in Colorado or applying for a summer clerkship or internship? Be sure to strengthen your skills in Colorado specific legal research materials. Here are some tips to help you become more familiar with Colorado resources.

1) Read Colorado Legal Research, written in 2010 by Robert Linz at the University of Colorado, Wise Law Library.

2) Review a CALI exercise - Colorado Legal Research: Secondary Source Materials and Colorado Legal Research: Primary Source Materials are available to SCOL students. See a Reference Librarian if you need assistance with your CALI password. Each lesson should take about an hour to complete.

3) Westminster Law Library Research Guides specific to Colorado include Colorado Legislative History, Colorado Statutes, Colorado Practice Materials, Colorado Court Rules and Colorado Water Law. Check out all of our Research Guides to see if we have a topic of interest to you! 

4) Sign up for the 2 credit class, Colorado Legal Research, being taught this summer by Sheila Green, Reference Librarian. The class focuses on a variety of Colorado print resources and includes weekly hands on exercises and assignments. These are the things you need to know, especially if the thought of  limited Westlaw and Lexis access at your summer job makes you panic!

Written by Patty Wellinger, Reference Services Coordinator