Preview: LEG215 Legal Research and Writing :
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Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
Course Resources
Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
ENG115
This course covers legal research and writing. Students use research and technical skills obtained from prior courses to conduct legal research.
Students will analyze problems, develop a research strategy, access information using primary and secondary sources, and draft legal documents. In
addition, this course stresses the functional approach to research and develops skills in case law, statutes, administrative regulations, and constitutional
law. Students also conduct book-based and computer-based research.
Required Resources
Association of Legal Writing Directors. 2017. ALWD
Guide
to
Legal
Citation (6th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
Deborah E. Bouchoux. 2020. Legal
Research
and
Writing
for
Paralegals (9th ed.). Aspen.
Cornell University Law Library . No date. https://law.library.cornell.edu/
FindLaw. No date. https://www.findlaw.com/
Cornell Legal Institute Wex . No date. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex
Google Scholar . No date. https://scholar.google.com/
Supplemental Resources
Ian Gallacher. 2009. A
Form
and
Style
Manual
for
Paralegals. Carolina Academic Press.
Robert E. Mongue. 2011. The
Empowered
Paralegal
Professionalism
Anthology. Carolina Academic Press.
National Association of Legal Assistants . No date. http://www.nala.org/
Describe steps for conducting legal research.
1
Determine how law is enacted, who has the authority to legislate, and the value of dicta to the judicial decisions. a
2
Outline the steps for conducting research interviews as paralegal. a
3
Analyze the use of electronic sources and tools for paralegal research.
4
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Week - To Do List 1
Discuss: Introduce yourself to your peers and your professor.
Learn: Read Chapters 1 and in 2 Legal
Research
and
Writing
for
Paralegals.
Learn: Read Part 1, Section B in ALWD
Guide
to
Legal
Citation.
Learn: Review the slides and notes provided.
Discuss: Participate in the Purpose of Legal Research discussion.
Week - To Do List 2
Learn: Read Chapters 3 and in 4 Legal
Research
and
Writing
for
