Our course teaches the advanced and specialized research approaches to using a law library and online research sites.

You'll learn the conceptual differences between computer-assisted legal research and hard copy research. You'll also learn how to formulate WESTLAW® search queries and to use online legal research methods as timesaving devices.

Prerequisite

• You must have completed the core Paralegal Certificate Course or have one year paralegal experience prior to enrolling in this course.

Topics covered

• Legal authorities and citations
• Writing legal analysis
• WESTLAW® online legal research
• The Legal Memorandum of law
• Manual legal research
• Types of legal writing

Requirements

• Complete reading and homework assignments
• Assigned advanced legal research project
• Assigned advanced legal writing assignment
• Final research and writing projects presented for grading

What you earn

Successful graduates earn a certificate of completion from St. Cloud State University, and a certificate of course hours completed from The Center for Legal Studies.