Course Details

Introduction to U.S. Law and Methodologies

 

X58.8801 / $795
FALL 2008
Continuing Education: Accounting, Taxation, and Legal Programs

 

This course offers 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.

 

This course is applicable toward:

• Certificate in U.S. Law and Methodologies

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Related Subject Areas: Law

 

 

 

Section 1

 

Tuesday 6:30pm-9:30pm
September 23 - December 9

 

12 Sessions

Instructor: Kristin Mattiske  
Location: Woolworth Building, 15 Barclay