LAW 261 - Legal Research I

Institution:

Truckee Meadows Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better. (Legal Specialty course) Covers legal research and terminology. The student will become familiar with the law library and develop legal research skills through the use of legal digests, encyclopedias, reporter systems, indexes, Shepard's, treatises, cases, statutes, legal periodicals, government documents and other research material. Emphasis is placed on developing legal briefing skills and finding answers to legal research questions.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tmcc.edu

Phone Number:

(775) 673-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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