Legal Research & Analysis

Legal Research & Analysis

INTRODUCTION

Legal research and analysis are at the heart of what lawyers do. In this course, we will learn the fundamentals of legal research as explore the legal system, sources of law, and methods for applying the law to facts. Readings include a required text and primary legal sources, such as cases and statutes.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Legal personnel, Contracts, Purchasing and Project
• Engineering, Operational, and Maintenance personnel
• Buyers, Purchasing Managers

COURSE OUTLINE

• Introduction to the Process of Law, Legal Research & Analysis
• Legal Reasoning: the basis for understanding case law, lawyers, & judges
• The Case Brief: a means to learning legal reasoning
• Analysis of Multiple Authorities
• The Life of a Case, Court Systems, Hierarchy of Judicial Authority, Jurisdiction
• Reconciling two cases: The role of precedent and analogous reasoning
• Practicing Legal Citations
• Writing about precedent
• Research Plans & CIRIP
• Sources of the Law & Court Rules