Legal Research & Legal Writing

Course Information

Registration Information

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
TUE 9:10 - 10:17 am TNH 2.124
THU 9:10 - 10:17 am TNH 2.123

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Description

The basics of legal research using print and electronic sources. Focuses on writing legal analysis, researching and writing a traditional legal memorandum, and making oral presentations.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation *
Columbia Law Review Assn , edition: 19th
ISBN: 978-0615361161
The Greenbook: Texas Rules of Form *
Texas Law Review
Texas L. Rev. , edition: 12th
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style *
Bryan Garner
West , edition: 3d
ISBN: 978-0314289018
A Lawyer Writes *
Christine Coughlin, et al.
Carolina Academic Press , edition: 2d
ISBN: 978-1-61163-397-9
Researching the Law *
Amy E. Sloan
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business , edition: 2014
ISBN: 978-1454842514

Instructors

Headshot of Youngdale, Elizabeth M Youngdale, Elizabeth M
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