LEGL 1330 Legal Writing

3 Credit Hour(s)

This course is required for all students in the Paralegal Studies program. Students are introduced to skills necessary to create written documents used in the legal workplace. The legal writing skills emphasized include critical analysis, precision, clarity and accuracy, as well as proper legal citation format and usage. Students draft a variety of documents including office and trial memoranda, case briefs, letters, and other operative documents.

Prerequisite(s): LEGL 1300, LEGL 1316, LEGL 1320, and LEGL 1340 with a “C” or better