Introduction to U.S. Law and Methodologies
LEGL1-CE8801
/ $825
SPRING 2012
Continuing Education:
Accounting, Taxation, and Legal Programs
Acquire an intensive introduction to U.S. law, legal systems, and methodologies; basic principles of stare decisis and precedent; and the nature of legal education, sources of law, and legal writing. Topics include American Federalism; separation of powers and judicial structure; U.S. mixed system of statutes, regulations, common law, and constitutional law; the hierarchy of sources of law; synthesizing sources of law; legal research; the judicial process and the doctrine of stare decisis; overruling precedent, holding, rationale, and dictum; writing a legal memorandum, memo, and client letter; the legislative process; and issues of statutory interpretation.
4.0 CEU (43 50-minute hours)
This course is also scheduled for:
SUMMER 2012
Related Subject Areas:
Law
Section 1
Tuesday 6:30pm-9:30pm
February 14 - May 8
No class 3/13
12 Sessions
Instructor:
Thomas Sciacca
Location: Woolworth Bldg, 15 Barclay St.
