Techniques of Legal Research
LGST 200 | 3 Credits
Course Desc: An introduction to common research methods used to locate primary and secondary authority relevant to given topics and issues. The goal is to find valid, relevant, mandatory primary authority. Topics include the analysis, publication, and citation of judicial opinions and statutory law; the features and use of secondary sources; and various computer-assisted research tools to find and validate primary authority. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: LGST 200 or PLGL 200.