LAW 1120 - Legal Research and Writing Skills (required course)

4 credit(s)

Study of government organization, sources of law and research methods; training in legal research of primary and secondary law sources including statutory codes, reporters, digests, case briefing, legal encyclopedias, treatises, practice manuals, ALR and the CFR. Training in computer assisted legal research including Internet research and Lexis. Practical application of legal research skills by drafting of legal research memoranda, correspondence, and various litigation and/or commercial documents in realistic firm environment. Pre/Corequisite(s): Prerequisite or Corequisite: LAW 1110 F, S