Introduction to Common Law

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This course provides an overview of many different areas of law - from the law of contract, property, and tort, to aspects of federal jurisdiction. It will introduce students to the court system and fundamentals of court procedure. Most important, it will develop and perfect student skills in writing grammatically correct and persuasive essays on legal subjects. The course culminates in a mock trial in which students play the roles of attorneys, defendants, witnesses, and jurors. Required for all Legal Studies and Criminal Law concentrators and minors. If possible, this course should be taken early in the student's course of study at the college.