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LS 215 - Legal Methods II: Research Strategies
Prerequisites: Successful completion (“C-” or higher) of Critical Writing and LS 105
Integrates the “how to” procedural aspects of legal research with the bibliographic knowledge necessary for effective research. Introduction includes: use of all primary legal sources, including cases, constitutions and statutes, and administrative rules and regulations, as well as texts and treatises, encyclopedias, law journals, and other secondary sources; “hands on” use of electronic means of research such as online database searching (Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis); analysis of legal problems and formulation of appropriate research procedures to determine the applicable law.
3 credits
Spring
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