This course will provide students the opportunity to develop their independent research projects. The primary component of the course will be writing a 15,000-28,000 word independent research paper.The paper will be written under the supervision of a faculty member, selected by the student, subject to that faculty’s member’s agreement. In addition to evaluating the final paper, the faculty member will help the student develop her/his research question(s), and will provide feedback on at least one substantial draft of the paper in progress.In addition, the course will also involve a bi-weekly seminar. Over the course of the semester, each student will present their work in progress, and will receive comments from the course convenor as well as from their fellow students. Other faculty members, including students’ supervisors, may be invited to these presentations as well. The course convenor will provide additional instruction, feedback and discussion on legal history methodology during the seminar sessions. In addition to building students’ presentation skills and providing them with an opportunity to receive feedback, the seminar aims to develop students’ ability to constructively read and engage with their peers’ work, to foster an atmosphere of supportive, productive commentary, and to build a broader community of legal history researchers.