Legal Research Associates
The Law Library partners with legal research associates at the Law School for specialized training and research assistance.
RA Partnering Program
The RA Partnering Program (RAPP) provides your legal research associates with training and instruction.
When and how does it work?
- Summer: At the end of the spring semester, the Head of Public Services solicits the names of summer legal research associates.
- School-year: You can also request RA Partnering at any time during the school year through request@law.uci.edu.
- Email us the names and contact information for your LRAs as soon as they are hired. This is especially helpful if you have hired students from outside the Law School who need to get up to speed on Law Library resources. We'll follow up with your LRA to make arrangements. We can meet on-site in the Law Library, and we can also provide online training for LRAs working remotely.
What's covered?
- How to find books, articles, data, or any other resource related to their work.
- Using Law Library resources whlie off campus, if applicable.
- Specialized research tools for your areas of interest.
- Tailored instruction related to your current projects, if you've provided background on them.
Hiring RAs
For assistance with hiring student legal research associates, refer to How to Hire a Legal Research Associate (LRA).