ANALYSIS: Gauging the Research Gap Between Law Students, Lawyers

Thanks to what we’ve all learned in our first-year legal research and writing course, it’s no surprise that law students and practicing attorneys both gravitate toward traditional research sources such as case law and statutes. But results from a recent Bloomberg Law survey suggest that usage of other research methods is far from universally consistent, with law students preferring more academically-focused research tools and practicing attorneys favoring a more practical research approach.

This lack of alignment raises an important question: What can law schools do to better familiarize law students and prepare them to practice with the more pragmatic research ...