PA 251 - Computer Assisted Legal Research & Writing for Medical Professionals

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to reinforce the student’s basic understanding of sources of law. They will be instructed on how to find the law. The course will teach basic legal writing with an emphasis on drafting a legal/medical chronology.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

identify the available sources of law;
analyze a set of facts and identify legal issues involved;
find appropriate sources of law; and
draft a basic legal/medical chronology explaining Substantive and Procedural Rules of Tort Law to illustrate steps in civil litigation.

F/S (C)

This course is intended solely for those students pursuing the Legal Medical Professional Consultant Certificate