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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): One year secretarial experience or completion of an accredited secretarial program or consent of instructor. Recommended Preparation: Basic knowledge of word processing software and keyboarding speed of 50+ words per minute are highly recommended. LAW 103 introduces the student to the legal office environment. Topics include an overview of the court systems, the general operation of a legal office, office equipment, law office accounting and procedures, law office protocol and ethics, written communication, legal terminology, and transcription. Upon successful completion of LAW 103, the student should be able to: Understand and perform the duties of a legal secretary. Identify the functions of various courts. Demonstrate an understanding of the procedures involved in basic law office accounting. Recognize and understand basic legal terminology. Demonstrate knowledge of office equipment. Understand and apply basic concepts of legal ethics and protocol. Demonstrate the operation of transcribing equipment and the ability to transcribe in mailable format. Compose general letters and memos in a legal office. Proofread and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160. Comment: LAW 104 may not be audited. LAW 104 emphasizes the numerous ways legal paraprofessionals can assist attorneys in civil investigation in Hawai'i. It is designed to familiarize the student with basic investigation techniques and gathering of evidence that will be admissible in courts. Upon successful completion of LAW 104, the student should be able to: Locate all commentary and laws pertaining to a case being investigated. Explain the process of separating facts from assumptions and myths. Develop a list of resources regarding the gathering of information. Take written and oral statements. Use a tape recorder to take oral statements. 7
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160. Comment: LAW 111 may not be audited. LAW 111 prepares the student to assist the trial attorney in civil litigation in the Hawai'i State and Federal courts. It emphasizes the concepts and skills required for the legal paraprofessional and outlines the coordination of functions of the lawyer, legal paraprofessional and legal secretary in an integrated approach to litigation. Upon successful completion of LAW 111, the student should be able to: Explain the types of tortious conduct (negligent misconduct, intentional misconduct, and strict liability). Describe the theory of complaint drafting and be able to draft a complaint. List the methods and scope of discovery and describe its applicable rules. Summarize and digest a deposition and be familiar with fact, chronological and index summary methods.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160. Comment: LAW 121 may not be audited. LAW 121 acquaints the student with the legal concepts and procedures relating to commercial transactions. Substantive areas covered will include contracts, partnerships, corporations and the Uniform Commercial Code. Upon successful completion of LAW 121, the student should be able to: Draft Articles of Incorporation (also close corporations), bylaws, initial minutes, stock certificates; obtain corporate seal, minute book, and stock certificates. Draft documents for corporate liquidations and dissolutions. Prepare all documentation registering a foreign corporation to do business in Hawai'i, including registration statement, Hawai'i Excise Tax forms, and annual statement of registration. Draft partnership agreements. Complete a partnership registration statement to be filed at the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Draft specific documents and do business research using the best research materials available. Prepare contracts.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160. Comment: LAW 131 may not be audited. LAW 131 trains the student in the legal principles and primary forms utilized in general real property law, including purchase and sales agreements, mortgages, leases, easements, deeds, closing and recording documents. Upon successful completion of LAW 131, the student should be able to: Describe the elements of a deed. List the requisite elements of contracts and draft an agreement of sale. Describe the steps involved in closing a real estate transaction, including the proration of real property taxes, the computation of conveyance taxes and closing costs, the drafting of escrow instructions and the necessity for and types of title insurance. Explain the concept for quieting title to real property and describe the Hawai'i statutes related thereto. Explain the landlord-tenant code.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160. Comment: LAW 136 may not be audited. LAW 136 prepares the student to assist attorneys and corporations in tort and insurance law. It covers primary legal principles and the various means of establishing insurance plans. Training in the use of specific forms and procedures utilized in tort and insurance work in Hawai'i is also incorporated. 8 Upon successful completion of LAW 136, the student should be able to: Identify the principles and legal theories relating to torts to the person and property. Explain the defenses of allegations of negligence. Identify the legal principles and theories relating to product liability. Explain how the Hawai'i Worker's Compensation system operates. Describe the theories and principles of insurance law and how insurance companies protect individuals.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160. Comment: LAW 140 may not be audited. LAW 140 covers basic substantive law in the area known as "family law." It covers adoptions, guardianships, nonsupport, and uncontested and contested divorces. This course prepares the student to assist attorneys in the area of family law.Upon successful completion of LAW 140, the student should be able to: Compile a file of the current standard Family Court forms, orders, and memoranda. Prepare initial pleadings in a divorce action, separation or annulment action, including the Matrimonial Action Information Sheet and the Information Concerning Child Care and Custody forms. Identify the procedure for setting an uncontested divorce for hearing and identify the documents necessary for presentation to the Court to allow such a setting. Determine, in an adoption, the correct proceedings as to whether the case will be a consent or non-consent case.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160; keyboarding skills. Comment: LAW 145 may not be audited. LAW 145 is an introductory course designed to acquaint legal students with various computer concepts and practical computer applications in the legal environment. Topics include windows, word processing, the Internet, electronic mail, database, spreadsheet, and legal-specific programs such as those for litigation support, timekeeping and billing, legal research, document generation, docket control, etc. Ethical considerations are discussed along with case studies and hands-on application activities. Upon successful completion of LAW 145, the student should be able to: Define computer concepts and terminology. Identify basic hardware components of computer systems. Explain the impact of computers and technology in the legal office. Identify and describe computer application programs used in a legal office. Describe ethical considerations relating to technology in a legal office. Input and process data to produce information or documentation using various legal office applications.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a Legal Education program. Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160; keyboarding skills; basic knowledge of WindowsTM and word processing; typing speed of 50+ words per minute are highly recommended. Comment: LAW 146 may not be audited. LAW 146 is an introductory course focusing on litigation terminology, procedures, and document preparation. This course includes hands-on instruction in the preparation of legal documents for filing in the local courts using word processing software. Upon successful completion of LAW 146, the student should be able to: Apply principles of preparing legal documents for litigation. Identify the basic procedures involved in preparing documents for civil litigation. Define legal terminology pertaining to litigation. Use word processing software to prepare litigation documents. 9 Apply word processing functions to the production of litigation documents such as the use of autocorrect, auto text, using columns to create captions, redline/strikeout, etc. Proofread and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Recognize, evaluate, and interpret inconsistencies, discrepancies, and inaccuracies in the production of litigation documents.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160. Comment: LAW 151 may not be audited. LAW 151 trains the student in the principles and primary forms utilized in estate planning and probate in the State of Hawai'i. Upon successful completion of LAW 151, the student should be able to: Identify what assets are probatable and taxable. Describe how to interview a client for a will. Draft a will from estate planning. Interview the client for probate information. Gather together an estate. Identify procedures in the handling of small estates, informal proceedings, supervised probate and ancillary administrations.
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