1. Instruction in Skills Identified in Core Competencies
Assumption: Core Competencies represent advanced legal research skills.
Article: Adjusted the components in the Core Competencies to represent 119 distinct skills.
Question: Where do students receive their primary instruction in these skills?
Disclaimer: Certainly not scientific, nor based on school-wide survey. This is only a subjective study.

2. Courses LARC II: First-year legal research course.
ALR: Advanced legal research.
LAPP: Legislation, Administrative Power and Procedure.
PC/Evid/CP: Practice Court, Evidence, Civil Procedure.
PR: Professional Responsibility.
Other: Another course in the curriculum.

3. Caselaw: 26 Skills
LARC II: 14
ALR: 6
PC/Evid/CP: 3
Other: 3

4. Statutes: 37 Skills
ALR: 18
LARC II: 10
LAPP: 9

5. Administrative Materials: 24 Skills
ALR: 11
LAPP: 8
LARC II: 4
Other: 1

6. Procedural and Ethical Rules: 26 Skills
LARC II: 10
PC/Evid/CP: 3
PR: 2

7. Non-Official Expositions of Legal Rules: 6 Skills
LARC II: 4
ALR: 1
PC/Evid/CP: 1

8. Total Coverage of Research Skills
LARC II: 42 (35.3%)
ALR: 47 (39.5%)
LAPP: 17 (14.3%)
Practice Court/Evidence/Civil Procedure: 7 (5.9%)
Professional Responsibility: 2 (1.7%)
Other: 4 (3.4%)

9. Total Coverage of Research Skills
Research Classes: 89/119 (74.8%)
Non-Research Classes: 30/119 (25.2%)