Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
PJAO-0005
Organization's ID:
104
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
60 hours (5-12 weeks); 45 hours (6-12 weeks)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Legal Research or An Elective In Legal Studies
, 3 semester hours in Legal Research or an elective in Legal Studies (10/94) (1/01).
Description

Objective:

To give students basic research skills in how to read cases and statutes, how to write memoranda of law, how to find the law, and how to update the law.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Find a case on a certain legal topic in a Law Encyclopedia or Digest
  • Read a case opinion, construct an outline of the opinion, and convert the outline into a written memorandum of law
  • Find a certain statute in a Statute Book
  • Find a certain rule of court in a Rule Book
  • Find a certain legal form in a Form Book
  • Shepardize a case
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Lectures
Supplemental Materials