Legal Research Workshops

Semester 2, 2026 

Legal research drop-ins (Law Library, Room 302)

Informal drop-in sessions provide an opportunity to ask legal research questions and pick up some legal research tips.

Thursday 17 September 11am - 12pm, in person, no need to register

Monday 5 October 11am - 12pm, in person, no need to register

Attend in person, Room 302 (Law Building, Level 3).

Lunchtime Workshops

Delivered by the Law Library and the Ian Malkin Centre for Legal Academic Skills  to develop and consolidate foundational legal research skills.

There are no more workshops planned for Semester 2. For recordings of previous sessions, please follow links below or visit the LASC Canvas Community.

If looking for shorter videos on these topics, refer to our Research Video Series.

See also: Legal Research Library Guides.

Developing a research topic and approaches to legal research

View 2024 recorded session

 

Indigenising research

View 2024 recorded session

 

Finding secondary sources for your research paper

View 2024 recorded session

 

Researching Australian Legislation

View 2024 recorded session

 

Researching Australian Case Law

View 2024 recorded session

 

Managing your research with Zotero

View 2024 recorded session

To get the most out of this workshop please download Zotero and the Zotero connector.

 

Researching international public law

View 2024 recorded session

 

Foreign and comparative law

View recorded session

 

Technology and the law-

View 2024 recorded session

 

Contact us

If you have a legal research query you can Contact us.

Clerkship research workshop  where to find free resources

Library Research Guide: Australian Law- Free Online Resources

Assistance for when you are working in a legal position at an organisation that may not have all the subscription resources you are used to at Melbourne Law School.