GOVT 346 - Legal Research and Writing

Institution:

Liberty University

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Description:

3 hours Prerequisite: GOVT 200 or GOVT 220 An overview for the pre-law student of legal research methods and legal writing. Attention will be given to online and traditional avenues of legal research, as well as standard formats for case briefs, IRAC, Bluebooking, formal legal memoranda, synthesizing cases, and the principles of statutory construction. The course requires a major legal research paper.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liberty.edu

Phone Number:

(434) 582-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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