PLEG 105 — F Introduction to Legal Writing 3 Units
54 hours lecture per term. This course is an introduction to the practical writing skills and necessary analytical skills required in the law office. Topics include legal and factual analysis of primary sources of law; drafting and generating objective documents used in the legal environment; and differentiating between objective versus persuasive documents submitted by attorneys to courts or used within the law office. An interoffice memorandum of law is the capstone assignment for the course, with writing style, proper grammar, and proper citation also emphasized. (Degree Credit) (CSU)