Jun 15, 2024  
Baltimore City Community College’s 2023-2024 Catalog 
    
Baltimore City Community College’s 2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PLA 268 - Legal Research

(3 credits)
Prerequisites: PLA 101   and PLA 106  
Students will be acquainted with the fundamentals of legal research and writing. Students will learn to use and locate primary and secondary authorities.  The course will include a general overview of the federal and state court systems.  Students will learn the elements of a court decision, how to locate cases, how to brief a case, case citation form, cite checking and methods of compiling legislative histories. This course will provide students with in-depth techniques and skills for legal research that are essential to paralegals to thrive within a legal environment.



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