PA 352T - Introduction to Legal Research and Writing

(3 units)

Introduces the student to the many sources from which one may gather legal authority. Traditional legal sources are used to teach primary and secondary authority, reporters, and codebooks, to name but a few. Use of a law school library is required. Additionally, students will learn research on CD- ROM, the Internet, computer-assisted legal research, and other cyber sources. Email and intranet will also be taught. The special requirements of legal writing will be taught and students will be given a number of legal writing assignments.
Prerequisites: EN 150T and PA 351T or concurrent enrollment