LEGL1104 — Legal Research
LEGL 1104 - Legal Research LEGL 1104 - Legal Research Description This course teaches students skills in how to conduct efficient, ethical, and accurate legal research. This class will be taught using both hardback volumes and on-line researching tools. Emphasis is placed on self-teaching exercises on site and on the computer either at the student’s home or on campus. Students will have access to Nexis Uni and other computerized legal research databases. Understand ethical issues regarding legal research. Use the proper forms of citation. Explain the differences between primary and secondary authority and between mandatory and persuasive authority. Research any given topic and analyze the results. Evaluate constitutions, case law, statutes, administrative law and legislative history. Verify a source. Explain how to Shepardize case law and statutes. Use bouillon logic to conduct effective on-line research. General Education