PLGL 220 - LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
- Recent Professors
- Janet Wallace
- Recent Semesters
- Spring 2026
- Class Size
- 28 students
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisite
- Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL C1000
- Spring 2026 Sections
- View Spring 2026 sections of PLGL 220
- Transfers To
- CSU
- Description
- Provides an introduction to the fundamental aspects of legal research by an in-depth analysis of case law, statutory law, and administrative law on both a federal and state level. Students will learn to locate authority relevant to selected legal issues. This skill is applied to writing clear and concise briefs, opinion letters, and memoranda, employing the IRAC (issue, rule, analysis, conclusion) legal analytical formula.