COUR 166 - Law Library Skills

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College of Marin

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Description:

(1.5 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly for eight weeks.) This course is designed primarily for court reporting and prelaw students and legal secretaries, but is open to all. It introduces students to law libraries as a unique resource of our legal system. Students will explore the basic organization and tools of a law library in the forms of court case reports and other judicial and administrative decisions; state, federal, and local legislation; legal encyclopedias, periodicals and summaries; and citations, abbreviations, and terms used in relation to these tools. The course will include field trips to the law library, and may include field trips to courthouses, jails and prisons. (CSU)

Credits:

1.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.marin.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 457-8811

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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