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Welcome to the College of Law Research Center. Our primary mission is to train our students to produce highly sophisticated and cost-effective legal research. Florida State Law students have 24/7 access to the Research Center. Our students can also use virtual reference provided by expert research librarians.

Our Research Center offers students:

  • one of the nation’s most comprehensive, systematic legal research training programs
  • extensive legal research offerings throughout all three years of law school
  • specialized classes, long and short, that help students to develop into expert legal researchers
  • classes and workshops taught by experienced research attorneys and law librarians

What our students say about us:

  • “Thanks so much, you all are always such a huge help!”
  • “My clerking job showed me the value of the skills that I learned from the research librarians.”
  • “Their service is amazing. They’re just so responsive and helpful.”


Law students: Ask a research question online

Register for weekly workshops. Register or get more information on the Legal Research Certificate Program.

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