Course Catalog Information (24-25)
PARA 96A
Introduction to Legal Research and Writing
Course Description
Organization and publication of American and California law; using print and online legal resources to find the law; using the law to analyze legal issues arising from factual disputes; writing a memorandum of law utilizing acceptable legal citation format.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the organization and heirarchy of published legal materials.
- Demonstrate the ability to locate and analyze various substantative and procedural laws.
- Prepare and critique various analytical legal memoranda.
Course Details
- Units
- 4 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to CSU only
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Prerequisite(s)
- ADMJ 9 or PARA 9 or POLI 9 or PARA 86 or PARA 94 either course may be taken concurrently or professional experience appropriate to the topic
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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