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Intro To Legal Research/Analysis/Writing

Instructor:
Melissa N Henke
Christina Lynn Lowry
806
Credits:
2.0
007
Building:
Law Building
Law Building
Room:
Rm.222
Rm.222
Semester:
Fall 2024
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Intro To Legal Research/Analysis/Writing
Class Type:
LEC
LEC
9:00 am
11:00 am
10:15 am
11:50 am
Days:
R
M

Training in legal research, legal reasoning and analysis, predictive legal writing, and legal citation. In the legal research portion of the Course, students receive training in how to approach basic research tasks and how to use a variety of resources for performing research. In the legal writing portion of the Course, problem-based writing assignments are used to introduce students to the fundamentals of legal reasoning and analysis, effective legal writing that is predictive in nature, and legal citation. Students are exposed to some of the types of legal documents that are commonly used by lawyers in practice and the different legal audiences for those documents.

Training in legal research, legal reasoning and analysis, predictive legal writing, and legal citation. In the legal research portion of the Course, students receive training in how to approach basic research tasks and how to use a variety of resources for performing research. In the legal writing portion of the Course, problem-based writing assignments are used to introduce students to the fundamentals of legal reasoning and analysis, effective legal writing that is predictive in nature, and legal citation. Students are exposed to some of the types of legal documents that are commonly used by lawyers in practice and the different legal audiences for those documents.

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