For those students looking toward law school or who are interested in the paralegal profession, this program offers an incredibly useful and realistic look into the actual work that lawyers and legal professionals do every day.  Using a problem-solving approach, students will use the tools and techniques introduced to represent a fictional client and provide the clients with legal advice.  Students will learn essential skills of successful lawyers, including researching legal authorities, applying the law to a client’s situation, and communicating that analysis both in writing and verbally. 

This program is designed to provide students with a solid working knowledge of the tools available in law libraries, including both state and federal primary and secondary materials.  Students will find, analyze, and solve problems in the legal world. In addition, students will adapt the research material into legal memoranda, briefs and other useful work product in a competent and ethical manner.