Investigación jurídica en la práctica profesional from edX

Los futuros abogados piensan en la práctica jurídica como la actividad profesional de ganar argumentos, sin embargo, para muchos es invisible la importancia que tiene el adelantar una investigación rigurosa para contar con argumentos de calidad que al final beneficiarán a los clientes.

La investigación es una actividad inherente a nuestra capacidad que tenemos como seres humanos para descubrir, indagar y profundizar el conocimiento sobre un tema específico y buscar soluciones a problemas, a través de esta se pueden llevar a cabo procesos rigurosos que permiten llegar a una conclusión y posibles respuestas a los problemas que se identifican y delimitan.

En el campo jurídico, las habilidades de investigación se adquieren durante el paso por las facultades y escuelas de derecho, para posteriormente ser perfeccionadas durante la práctica profesional. ¡Un abogado o abogada nunca deja de investigar durante su carrera profesional!

En este sentido, este curso permite dar cuenta que la práctica profesional requiere que los abogados cuenten con habilidades de investigación que les permitan identificar y resolver problemas jurídicos de manera eficiente y con altos estándares de calidad generando un valor agregado personal y para la empresa en la que desempeña su labor profesional.

Al finalizar, logrará desarrollar habilidades en investigación y el uso de herramientas que le permite mejores resultados en un tiempo menor.

What you'll learn

Comprender la importancia de la investigación en la práctica jurídica.
Entender los fundamentos metodológicos básicos para identificar y resolver problemas jurídicos de forma eficiente.
Identificar y comprender el uso práctico de bases de datos y motores de búsqueda jurídicos.
Comprender la importancia de analizar el problema jurídico a la luz de las fuentes consultadas, mantener una bitácora de dichas fuentes, elaborar conclusiones a partir del análisis del problema y por consiguiente estructurar los documentos de acuerdo a unos parámetros establecidos.

What's inside

Learning objective

Comprender la importancia de analizar el problema jurídico a la luz de las fuentes consultadas, mantener una bitácora de dichas fuentes, elaborar conclusiones a partir del análisis del problema y por consiguiente estructurar los documentos de acuerdo a unos parámetros establecidos.

Syllabus

Módulo 1. Aspectos generales de la investigación

Sobre la investigación jurídica

Investigación eficiente

Módulo 2. El ejercicio profesional

El problema jurídico

Fuentes jurídicas

Módulo 3. Tecnología en la investigación jurídica de calidad

Buscadores de acceso abierto

Recursos especializados

Módulo 4. El producto final

El documento y buenas prácticas

Citación en documentos jurídicos

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

, and possible dealbreakers

Destinado a estudiantes y profesionales de derecho que buscan mejorar sus habilidades en investigación jurídica

Proporciona una base sólida para abogados que desean mejorar sus habilidades de investigación para aumentar el valor de su trabajo

Desarrollado por Enrique Prieto-Rios, experto en investigación jurídica

Career center

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