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4.00 Credits
4 credits This course introduces the students to the basics of legal research and writing. Students will learn how to analyze a problem, develop a research strategy, access information using primary and secondary sources, and draft legal documents. A functional approach to research is stressed, and emphasis is placed on development of the skills necessary to find and understand case law, statutes, administrative regulations, and constitutional law. Students will be introduced to both the computer-aided research, including the Internet and CD systems, and book-based research. Prerequisite: ENG101.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course reviews and expands on the basic legal research sources and skill provided in PLS250 Legal Research and Writing I. Students work specifically with legal research materials such as cases, codes, rules and regulations, and practice effective legal writing by creating legal documents. It provides the student with a systematic approach to learning legal analysis, organization, and writing. The process is sequentially structured so that students may concentrate on mastering each necessary skill before proceeding on to another. Students are provided with an opportunity to develop their writing abilities with specific focus on the preparation of briefs, pleadings, and legal documents. Prerequisite: PLS250.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is an introduction to wills, trusts, and estates. Topics include intestacy, estate administration, estate taxes, and the use of wills and trusts to plan disposition of one's estate. The probate process including the probating of a will, contested proceedings, and administration of an estate is studied. Students will draft associated legal documents such as wills and specialized trusts. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students will be placed in a paralegal work environment such as private law firms, courthouses, state and local government agencies, or state and municipal government offices depending on their area of interest. In exchange for credit, students will complete a 120-hour practicum. Students will participate in a variety of activities normally associated with paralegal employment in the specific field chosen by the student. This typically includes obtaining client intake information, performing litigation support, conducting legal research, and preparing legal documents such as mortgages and deeds. Prerequisites: ENG101, PLS250 or permission of instructor. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is structured to help students integrate knowledge from across the legal studies curriculum in preparation for the student's transition to working as paralegals or continuing their legal education. Students will integrate and apply knowledge related to substantive and procedural legal topics from an interdisciplinary perspective. The students will integrate and apply knowledge, theory, and understanding developed from their previous course work in the legal studies program. Students will complete at least one major research and writing project that will require at least one oral class presentation. Prerequisites: ENG102, PLS101, PLS104, PLS110, PLS250, BUS211.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students study American government with emphasis on why the national government has the power it possesses today. The course surveys the government's role in dealing with our modern society and the role of individual citizens in formulating and influencing the governmental system. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The impact of United States foreign policy decisions on political, economic, and military environments is discussed. Special emphasis is placed on defining and safeguarding the national interest in a rapidly changing world. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is an introduction to American constitutional government and politics with special emphasis on how state and local government work in Massachusetts. Major topics include the state constitution, the legislative process in the Commonwealth, state administration, the Massachusetts judiciary, and the city and town budgeting. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students survey significant ideas in America's political culture from Colonial times to the present. Figures to be discussed include John Winthrop, Roger Williams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Oliver W. Holmes, Jr. Prerequisite: permission of instructor or division dean. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits By applying behavior principles to everyday human activities, students achieve insight into the way individuals operate in their environment. By exploring psychological theory as it relates to self-assessment and personal growth, the student gains extensive understanding of his or her values, interests, behaviors, motivations, abilities, personality, and communication skills. Students will also investigate various career/interest assessments, which will help in making career and life decisions. The classroom is used as a laboratory, with workshops, discussion groups, and simulations of various social relationships and interactions to enhance the student's self-understanding. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement. Fall and spring.
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