PLS 210 - Legal Research and Writing

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

PARALEGAL STUDIES

Description:

Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or higher) of Expository WritingIntegrates the "how to" procedural aspects of legal research withthe bibliographic knowledge necessary for effective research.Introduction includes: use of all primary legal sources, including cases,constitutions and statutes, and administrative rules and regulations,as well as texts and treatises, encyclopedias, law journals, and othersecondary sources; "hands-on" use of electronic means of researchsuch as CD-ROM and online database searching (Westlaw); analysisof legal problems and formulation of appropriate research proceduresto determine the applicable law. The writing component stresses basicwritten communication skills as applied to common legal documentssuch as opinion letters and memoranda

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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