Legal Methods
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6113
- Curriculum Level
- Foundation
- Type
- Lecture
Section 001 Information
Instructor

Section Description
This course is closed to LL.M.s.
An introduction to legal institutions and processes and the skills necessary in the professional use of case law and legislation. The sources, forms, and development of Anglo-American law, the analysis and synthesis of judicial precedents, the interpretation of statutes, and the uses of legal reasoning.
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2023
- Dates
- August 24 - September 1
- Location
- JGH 101
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Dates
- August 24 - September 1
- Location
- JGH 101
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Points
- 1
- Method of Evaluation
- Other
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
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- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have been introduced to statutory interpretation, including close reading of statutes and application to facts
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- No
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- Course is limited to Columbia Law School 1L students