Ethical issues for lawyers and those who work in conjunction with them are also discussed. Legal Research and Writing session 1, session 2 Techniques involving fact analysis, issue spotting, organization principles, and legal problems involving statutes, digests, and case law are taught. Legal research and writing skills are developed through assigned library research problems. Students learn to prepare law office memoranda, legal briefs, and other common legal documents. A workshop on computerized legal research is included.
Some computer literacy is highly recommended.
An introduction to the basic substantive law of real property and the practical aspects of handling real estate matters. Includes a discussion of the common law development of real property, deeds and conveyances, liens and encumbrances, easements and restrictive covenants, and conditional estates. Other topics include leases, forms of ownership, recording acts, brokers, contracts for sale of real property, title examination, title policies and surveys, and foreclosures. The course also includes the preparation of mortgages and deeds and a review of the steps in closing a real estate transaction. An introduction to basic concepts of contract law.