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2018-2019 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PLS 2503 - Legal Research and Argument.


(3-0-3) F. An introduction to legal research and the preparation of written arguments and the delivery of oral arguments advocating for the position of a mock client. The course will include role-playing simulations in which students represent attorneys in simulated appellate court proceedings. Focus will be on analysis of the substantive legal and constitutional issues involved in the annual American Undergraduate Moot Court Association case problem, which changes from year to year. Course topics also include how to locate, read and analyze Supreme Court opinions and statutes, writing strategies for legal briefs, oral argument strategy, and general court structure and procedure. Students will travel to attend at least one intercollegiate moot court competition per semester of enrollment as determined by the instructor. This course may be repeated for a total of nine semester hours, but no more than three semester hours may count toward the Political Science major or the Political Science minor.

Credits: 3