Legal Research and Writing ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

This course serves as an introduction to the specific research and writing functions and skills necessary to perform as a legal assistant. Students learn to analyze legal problems using locators and other general references in the law library. Students brief cases, write legal memoranda, and use the Shepard’s Citators. The course also introduces students to the use of computer-assisted legal research including the use of WESTLAW, Lexis-Nexis, reporter systems, and statutory materials. The course also examines the role of the paralegal, the Code of Professional Ethics, and other related standards of proper conduct.