Catalog 2013-2014

PARA 1110 Legal Research and Legal Writing II (3-0-3)

This course builds on the competencies acquired in PARA 1105 and continues the process of locating statutory, judicial, administrative, and secondary sources on both a state and federal level. Students will conduct a wider range of research in both print and electronic research resources. Instructors will place emphasis on the preparation of legal documents. Criminal case documents will be examined, but most of the emphasis will be on civil matters. Students will be presented factual scenarios in order to research and develop a case from intake to trial utilizing these facts. Students must pay a $25 supply fee when registering for this course.

Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer (even years for Summer)

Prerequisite

PARA 1105

Syllabus for this course