All rights reserved. This course covers nature, definition, and concept of law. Historical background, the legislative and the judicial systems, organization and substance, statutes, case law, secondary authority, legal education, legal profession, and the function of the paralegal are also covered. In this course, students will develop familiarity with the law library, obtain a working knowledge of legal research and organization of materials, and acquire the ability to look up basic law.
Emphasis is on Colorado law.
In this course, students will increase skills in researching advanced legal problems through the use of additional sources. Emphasis is on federal law. This course covers state law provisions and common contractual arrangements governing the formation of corporations. This course covers correct use of language skills as applied to legal correspondence and the arguments used in case briefs, client letters, memoranda, and briefs. This course covers domestic law, common property, dissolutions, adoptions, legal separations, and others.