LGLA 1305 - Legal Writing

Institution:

Blinn College

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Description:

This course provides a working knowledge of the fundamentals of effective legal writing. Topics include briefs, legal memoranda, case and fact analysis, citation forms, and legal writing styles. Legal Writing is only offered in the Spring Semester as the logical followup course to LGLA 1303, Legal Research. Legal Research and Legal Writing are both prerequisite courses for LGLA 2388-Internship, or equivalent substitutable internship course. These prerequisite requirements may not be waived without the prior approval of the Program Coordinator and the Division Chair. Prerequisite: LGLA 1303, Legal Research and appropriate score on the reading portion of the THEA Test or alternate test OR completion of the Reading developmental course sequence. Coenrollment: appropriate Reading developmental course based on THEA or alternate test scores if student failed the Reading section of the test. Three class hours per week. Credit: Three semester hours.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.blinn.edu

Phone Number:

(979) 830-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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