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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Introduction to the various roles of the paralegal, with an emphasis upon job functions, ethics, and skills, legal terminology, the court system.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An introduction to the law library and the use of legal references; the techniques of legal research as used in writing letters, instruments, pleadings, briefs, and memoranda. Emphasis on State law.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Divorce law, including interviewing, determination of jurisdiction, counseling, investigation; drafting, serving and filing of legal papers; Friend of the Court Act and property settlements.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Interviewing and data collection, title work, mortgage work, taxation, drafting of purchase and sale agreements, closing, liability, insurance.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Fundamentals and theory of the law of contracts. Sales transactions, the Uniform Commercial Code, banking transactions, consumer law, analysis of standard commercial contracts.
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2.00 Credits
2 s.h. Further development of computer assisted legal research skills utilizing Westlaw and Lexis. The student learns to select databases, find the law by using a citation, case, or popular name, formulate queries, modify queries, run searches, and use Keycite and Shepard's to update legal sources. Prerequisites: LAW 1010 and CIS 225 or 238 or equivalent.
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2.00 Credits
2 s.h. Introduction to the basic concepts for performing legal and factual research on the Internet for use in legal applications. Federal legal research as well as factual research, such as locating individuals and businesses, obtaining records, and accessing websites. Prerequisites: LAW 1010 and CIS 2250 or 2380 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Pre-trial, trial, appeal, and enforcement/compliance procedures for civil cases. Data collection and analysis; calendar control and scheduling; organization and coordination of exhibits; drafting of interrogatories, complaint, answer, and other pleadings.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Further development of research and writing skills, including analyzing a fact situation and following the evolution of a typical lawsuit. Emphasis on Federal law. Prerequisite: LAW 1010, 2570.
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