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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This introductory course represents an examination of the Paralegal profession. Topics covered include the duties, responsibilities, employment settings and skills necessary to join the profession. PREREQUISITES: Completion of DSPR 0800 or acceptable placement score.
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3.00 Credits
The course presents a study of civil wrongs for which the victim may receive a remedy and emphasizes the role of the paralegal in tort litigation. An overview of tort law is provided, as well as an analysis of such matters as negligence, intentional torts, liability, misrepresentation, bad faith, malpractice, and various miscellaneous torts. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101 or permission of program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
Legal bibliography including codes, administrative regulations, reporters, digests, encyclopedias, citators, law reviews and treatises; analysis and synthesis of cases. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101 or permission of program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
Legal Writing skills including precision and clarity, legal citation, and format; drafting of law office and trial memoranda, trial court brief, appellate brief, and abstracting depositions; analysis and synthesis of legal materials. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, LAW 105, or permission of program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
Substantive aspects of criminal law including general principles of criminal liability, specific analysis of particular crimes; substantive defenses to crime. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with basic knowledge of the hardware and software found in the law office. Specific software packages and computer systems designed for, or applied to, use in law offices are emphasized. In addition, computer assisted legal research (CALR) techniques, especially through West Publishing Company's WESTLAW system, are studied. PREREQUISITE: CIS 100 or permission of program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
Laws, procedures, and documents involved in domestic relations; breach of promise to marry; marriage; annulment; divorce; adoption; child custody/support. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101,or permission of program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
Procedural law; preparation and use of pleadings and other documents involved in the trial and appeal of a civil action. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
Procedural law; preparation and use of pleadings and other documents involved in the trial and appeal of a civil action. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, LAW 210, or permission of program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
A study of various business entities as sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and other business vehicles with emphasis on the role of the paralegal regarding their information, preparation of documents, etc. The course also includes a study of contract law and the work of the paralegal in that regard. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
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