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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Study of the Uniform Commercial Code and related federal and state laws and their relevance to the law office environment and commercial practice. Emphasis is placed on the sale of goods, negotiable instruments, bank deposits and collections, security agreements, and transactions in which personal property, such as equipment, inventory, or accounts receivable, serve as collateral for a debt.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Provides practical experience in a law office, court, judicial office, or other law related agency. Open to upper division students majoring in the area of legal studies. Interested students should contact the Internship and Career Services office to secure application materials. Application should be made prior to the semester the internship will be started. The amount of credit will be based on the availability of suitable work position, the qualifications of the applicant, and the work hours.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Faculty-guided research in an area of mutual interst to the student and instructor. Students are responsible for selecting the area of inquiry prior to contacting the instructor. Prerequisite: 15 hours of Legal Studies and permission of instructor and Dean.
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3.00 Credits
Procedures, techniques, substantive law, and the administration of estates and trusts, with special emphasis on the drafting of wills, simple trusts, and pleadings and documents for probated administration.
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3.00 Credits
Development of statutory law and constitutional rights for juvenile offenders and the impact of these laws on the juvenile and the juvenile process in the United States. Cross-listed as CJ 432.
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3.00 Credits
Kinds of evidence and rules governing the admissibility of evidence in court and the effect of court decsions on acquisition and admissibility of evidence. Prerequisite: LS 231 or CJ 231. Cross-listed as CJ 433.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the substantive law of real property, including legal descriptions, real estate finance, types of ownership, mechanics of transferring ownership, abstracts, title insurance, legal forms, and contract drafting.
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3.00 Credits
Sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies, emphasizing the advantages and disadvantages of different business entities and the formation and financial structure of each.
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3.00 Credits
Ethical considerations in the legal profession, including canon of ethics and ethical standards for Legal Assistants. The course will also focus on client confidentiality, unauthorized practice of the law, tort liability of paralegals, ethical rules governing lawyers, and lawyer's use of paralegals.
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3.00 Credits
Topics selected to meet the needs of students in a special area of interest in law. Prerequisite: LS 337 or CJ 337 or permission of instructor. Cross-listed as CJ 438.
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