Clinic and Externship Success

Both in law school and in practice, being organized is crucial. Proper organization helps you avoid procrastination, make more efficient use of your time, and--perhaps most importantly--meet your deadlines.

We encourage Moritz students to use the resources on this page to stay organized while performing clinic or externship work. However, organization is highly individualistic, and other methods, books, or apps may be more helpful.

Here are some suggestions for organizing your legal research plans:

• Lists (of search terms, of your preliminary analysis bullet points, etc.)
• Grids/spreadsheets
• Mind maps

Research folders are a specific way to organize and manage the sources you collect for a project. See the links below for instructions on how to create and use research folders in Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw:

• Bloomberg Law Product Help & Walkthrough: Workspaces and Saved for Later
• Folders on Lexis+ [2:25]
• Westlaw Edge Collaboration Tools: How to Use Folders to Organize My Research [3:05]