PLS 51 - Legal Research

    Recent Professors
    Maria Muchow
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Course Completion or Current Enrollment in PLS 50.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of PLS 51
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course will acquaint students with procedural and substantive law; statutes, cases, codes and regulations; and how to find the law through legal encyclopedias, digests, and other resource materials. Citation format, basic case analysis, and Shepardizing are emphasized. Once experience is developed in locating information, students will analyze material, brief cases, and prepare research memoranda. Assignments and activities require extensive online or in person law library time.
    Usually Held
    Wed 6:00pm–8:50pm