IP Research & Legal Research Capstone

Service Description

Live Capstone | Starts Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET 2-Week Program | Price: $297 The IP Research & Legal Research Capstone is designed for paralegals and legal professionals who are ready to apply what they’ve learned across legal research, intellectual property law, AI-assisted verification, and IP search workflows. This capstone brings the full Agility Academy legal research pathway together through practical, scenario-based assignments that mirror real legal work. Participants will work through structured research problems involving copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and general legal research issues while developing attorney-ready work product. What You’ll Learn ✔ How to evaluate a legal research assignment from intake to final summary ✔ How to identify the right sources for legal, IP, and cross-border issues ✔ How to organize findings using research logs and authority charts ✔ How to verify legal sources, citations, and AI-assisted research output ✔ How to identify gaps, risks, and unresolved questions for attorney review ✔ How to present research findings in a clear, professional format ✔ How to apply legal research strategy to copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret scenarios Capstone Projects May Include ✔ Copyright ownership and registration research scenario ✔ Trademark clearance and conflict research scenario ✔ Patent ownership, prior art, or assignment research scenario ✔ Trade secret protection and confidentiality issue-spotting scenario ✔ General legal research memo or e-memo assignment ✔ AI-assisted research verification exercise Who This Is For This capstone is ideal for paralegals, legal assistants, law students, litigation support professionals, and legal professionals who want to demonstrate practical research competency and build confidence producing organized, attorney-ready work product. It is especially valuable for participants who have completed Agility Academy courses in legal research, IP law, IP research, AI-assisted legal research, or IP search labs. What’s Included ✔ 2 live capstone sessions ✔ Replay access ✔ Research assignment packet ✔ Capstone workbook ✔ Research log and authority chart templates ✔ Instructor-guided review framework ✔ Certificate of completion The Outcome By the end of this capstone, you’ll have completed practical research exercises that demonstrate your ability to analyze issues, locate reliable sources, verify findings, and present results with clarity.