Law 34 - Legal Research - slo

Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:

1. demonstrate their knowledge in the substantive law and procedures of legal research including Primary and Secondary Legal Resources, Overview of Legal Research, Steps to Take in case law research, Introduction to Basic Legal Citation, Developing "Keywords" to do Legal Research, Getting Background Information, Refining Statement of the Legal Issue, Finding Constitutions, Statutes, Regulations and Ordinances, Finding cases, Expand and Update your Legal Research, Write Legal Memorandums, doing federal and state legal research

2. "think critically" in law, and in the area of legal research

3. brief a law case in legal research

4.  prepare a legal research and writing paper in the area of legal writing - using correct legal research procedures, citations, and good legal writing content, form, and presentation.