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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts and procedures of civil litigation with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Federal Civil Litigation covers litigation from the pre-trial stage to the post-trial phase. Federal law will be emphasized in this course. Prerequisites: READ 0309 and ENGL 0309. [ CIP22.0302]
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts and procedures of civil litigation with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Texas Civil Litigation covers litigation from the pre-trial stage to the post-trial phase. State law will be emphasized in this course. Prerequisite: READ 0309 and ENGL 0309. [ CIP22.0302]
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts of contract law with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include formation, performance, and enforcement of contracts under the common law and the Uniform Commercial Code. The student will learn to define and properly use contract law terminology; locate, describe and analyze sources of law relating to contract law; understand the ethical obligations of the paralegal and draft documents commonly used in contract law. (3 lecture hours per week). Prerequisites; READ 0309 and ENGL 0309. [ CIP22.0302]
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts of the law of wills, trusts, and probate administration with emphasis on the paralegal's role. (3 lecture hours per week). Prerequisites; READ 0309 and ENGL 0309. [ CIP22.0302]
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts of family law with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include formal and informal marriages, divorce, annulment, marital property, and the parent-child relationship. (3 lecture hours per week). Prerequisites: READ 0309 and ENGL 0309. [ CIP22.0302]
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3.00 Credits
The objective of the cooperative education course is to combine the student's classroom learning with work experience. This is accomplished through the cooperation of the instructor, employer and student. The instructor or department chair can usually assist students in obtaining a non-paying internship for this course. If this assistance is required, it is necessary to contact the department chair in advance of beginning the course, so an internship can be arranged. However, if the student requires a paid internship, they are responsible for obtaining such a position themselves, as these are very limited. It is helpful to contact the department chair to determine possible job listings. (1 lecture and 20 lab hours per week). Prerequisites: READ 0309, ENGL 0309. [ CIP22.0302]
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2.00 Credits
This course provides a review of the mandatory and optional topics covered in the Certified Legal Assistant Examination administered by the National Association of Legal Assistants. In order to sit for
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts of tort law with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability. (3 lecture hours per week). Prerequisites: READ 0309 and ENGL 0309. [ CIP22.0302]
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3.00 Credits
Study and development of paralegal skills of interviewing and investigating including communication skills, conducting client and witness interviews, preparation of witness statements, formulating a plan of investigation, techniques for locating persons, conducting investigations in public and private records, locating and working with experts, the rules of evidence as they relate to interviewing and investigating, proper handling of documents and other physical evidence, conducting formal discovery in civil and criminal proceedings and the ethical and professional responsibilities of the practitioner and legal assistant in interviewing and investigative work. (3 lecture hours per week) [ CIP22.0302]
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts of real property law with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include the nature of real property, rights and duties of ownership, land use, voluntary and involuntary conveyances, and the recording of and searching for real estate documents. (3 lecture hours per week). Prerequisites: READ 0309 and ENGL 0309. [ CIP22.0302]
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