Fall Semester 2021 Catalog

PARA 1110 LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING II

Credits

3

Builds on competencies acquired in PARA 1102 and continues the process of locating statutory, judicial, administrative and secondary sources on both a state and federal level. The student will conduct a wider range of research in both print and electronic research resources. Emphasis will be placed on preparation of legal documents. Criminal case documents will be examined, but most of the emphasis will be on civil matters. The student will be presented factual scenarios, and utilizing these facts, research and develop a case from intake to trial.

Lecture Hours

45

Lab Hours

0

Prerequisite

ENGL 1101, PARA 1100, PARA 1105

Corequisite

None