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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the PLG Program The student will study legal terminology. The student also will study both the State Bar of Michigan Guidelines for the utilization of legal assistants and the rules of professional conduct which apply to lawyers and have a basic understanding of the enforcement of legal rights in both state and federal courts and through administrative policies and procedures. The student also will have a good understanding of evidentiary and procedural court rules with an emphasis on discovery and will prepare the appropriate documents to demonstrate this understanding. Course/lab fees
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: This course builds on the research skills developed in PLG 2100-Legal Research I The student will be required to write legal complaints, answers, motions, supporting briefs orders, an inter-office memorandum of law and a mediation summary in addition to smaller projects such as business letters in the legal context. One credit hour will be devoted solely to computerized research tools including Internet and office software for the legal professional. The student will review the pertinent ethical rules and principles which apply to written communication generated in a law office on behalf of clients and will be introduced to the privacy and other ethical considerations involved in transmitting privileged client data on the Internet. Course/lab fees
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Admission into the Paralegal Program The course covers the elements of tort and contract law including real and personal property law and the skills necessary to recognize the legal issues in a practical situation. The student also will study the pertinent ethics rules regarding legal representation of clients with matters in these areas of the law. At least one major assignment will require the application of computer research techniques taught in the Legal Research courses. Course/lab fees
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PLG 2120, PLG 2130
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Admission into the Paralegal Program This course will introduce students to the types of dilemmas that they will face in the legal environment. Students will be introduced to the ethical rules developed by the American Bar Association and to the rules adopted by the State of Michigan for the regulation of attorney and paralegal conduct and the model codes of paralegal associations. Students will be introduced to methods for researching the answers to ethical dilemmas in the legal environment. Course/lab fees
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: The student must have completed 14 hours of PLG core courses with a "B" averageor better, have attended an introductory internship seminar and had a personal interview with the coordinator. Written consent of the program coordinator is required for enrollment in the internship course once all the above steps are completed. Registration must be in person. The internship student will work in a law office or legal environment on a supervised special project which relates directly to the student's career goals. The student will work a minimum of 135 hours on the project. The project, work site and supervisor must be approved by the program coordinator prior to enrollment.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PLG 2100, PLG 2110 The purpose of the Special Topics course is to provide students with an intensive, hands on experience in the substance of a specific field of law, such as, but not limited to, environmental law, criminal law, family law, wills and trusts, probate, etc. The topics addressed in any semester will be announced in the Schedule of Classes and will be determined by student interest, community need and instructor availability. Every Special Topics course will be taught by attorneys, occasionally assisted by other experts (such as investigators), practicing in the respective specific legal specialties. Course/lab fees
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PLG 2100, PLG 2110 The purpose of the Special Topics course is to provide students with an intensive, hands on experience in the substance of a specific field of law, such as, but not limited to, environmental law, criminal law, family law, wills and trusts, probate, etc. The topics addressed in any semester will be announced in the Schedule of Classes and will be determined by student interest, community need and instructor availability. Every Special Topics course will be taught by attorneys, occasionally assisted by other experts (such as investigators), practicing in the respective specific legal specialties. Course/lab fees
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will deal with specific topics of interest in political science to the public. The topics will vary from semester to semester. The student should consult the Schedule of Classes to discover what topics are being offered in the current semester. In studying each topic the student will become cognizant of the key political concepts underlying the topic. Emphasis will be directed to understanding the historic, current, and future political issues and their impact on our society, the relationship between fact and generalization, the relative input of individuals and institutions in events, and the ability to understand all sides of the political issues at hand.
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3.00 Credits
General Education Attributes. 8, 9 This course will focus on the problems of urban living within the structure of the American states. The role of political parties and the behavior of urban, suburban and rural residents and the interests which they represent within the framework of the state and metropolitan government will be examined.
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