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Fall 2011 / Volume 8 A R T I C L E S E S S A Y S Think [and Prac ice] Like a Lawyer: Legal Research for he New Millennials Aliza B. Kaplan Kathleen Darvil Think [and Practice] Like a Lawyer: Legal Research for the ew Millennials Aliza B. Kaplan* and Kathleen Darvil** I. Introduction alls for law school reform have grown louder over the past thirty years.1 riticism of legal education has come from every quarter of the profession. Groups of dissatisfied lawyers, judges, and academics have argued that “most law school graduates lack the minimum competencies required to provide effective and responsible legal services,”2 and * Associate Professor of Legal Analysis Writing, Lewis lark Law School. J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, B.A . The George Washington University. I am indebted to my former colleagues at Brooklyn Law School, Professors Elizabeth Faj ans, Linda Feldman, Jayne Ressler, and ynthia Godsoe, who provided their suggestions or comments on previous drafts of this article. I would also like to thank Brooklyn Law School students, Kristin Gallagher (2011) and Kristie LaSalle (2012) for their invaluable assistance. Thank you Guruji for your light, my parents for their encouragement, and Sean, Ezra, and our girls for their love. ** Access Services–Reference Librarian and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School; Fordham University, School of Law, J.D.; University of Michigan, School of Information, M.S.I.; University of Michigan, ollege of Literature, Science, and the Arts, A.B. I would like to specially thank Professor Victoria Szymczak, Director of the Brooklyn Law School Library for providing me with the opportunity and time to write this article, and for