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The course is avail­able to stu­dents in the last se­mes­ter of their bac­calau­re­ate course­work. It re­quires stu­dents to uti­lize all of the sub­stan­tive legal knowl­edge and prac­ti­cal legal re­search skills they have ac­quired to pro­duce a sig­nif­i­cant, schol­arly paper on a legal topic. Stu­dents will re­ceive an in­tense re­view of legal re­search tech­niques and legal ethics which are help­ful to them be­fore entry into the legal job mar­ket. In ad­di­tion, lec­tures, dis­cus­sions and guest speak­ers will con­cen­trate on a dif­fer­ent sub­stan­tive area of law each se­mes­ter.

The course is available to students in the last semester of their baccalaureate coursework. It requires students to utilize all of the substantive legal knowledge and practical legal research skills they have acquired to produce a significant, scholarly paper on a legal topic. Students will receive an intense review of legal research techniques and legal ethics which are helpful to them before entry into the legal job market. In addition, lectures, discussions and guest speakers will concentrate on a different substantive area of law each semester.