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Legal Research and Writing I (LGST 103)

Credit Course

3 credits

$124 per credit

in-county, fees apply

Enables students to identify legal issues and generate a research strategy to solve them. Students locate and use primary and secondary legal sources, perform legal research, and validate legal sources. Students apply research findings to hypothetical fact situations to reach legal conclusions. Students also learn legal citation methods for primary and secondary authority. Course offered every fall, spring and may be offered during additional sessions.

Prerequisite(s): ACLT 053 or (ESOL 052 and ESOL 100).

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