LEGL 260 - LEGAL RESEARCH

    Recent Professors
    K. Dennis
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Prepares students in legal research techniques, primarily focusing on traditional text-based techniques with an introduction to online legal database and Internet research. Provides students instruction on how to identify sources of law, to discuss their interrelationships, to define and find primary and secondary authority, to learn how to employ finding tools to analyze information, to formulate legal issues, and to draw conclusions regarding the possible outcomes of legal situations. Introduces the legal writing process. [D; CSU]
    Usually Held
    Wed 6:00pm–9:10pm, Wed 9:20pm–10:10pm, Mon Wed 6:00pm–8:50pm, Mon Wed 9:00pm–9:50pm