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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental common law and statutory concepts of family law with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include formal and informal marriages, separation, divorce, annulment, marital property, the parent-child relationship, child custody and support, adoption, guardianship, domestic relations court procedures, public records research, and the paralegal's role in alternative dispute resolution/mediation processes. Ethical obligations, family law terminology, and emerging computer applications in domestic relations practice are also presented. (3 Lec.)
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts of immigration law with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include substantive and procedural law related to visa applications, deportation, naturalization, and citizenship. (3 Lec.)
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3.00 Credits
Career-related activities encountered in the student's area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college, employer, and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component. (1 Lec., 15 Ext.)
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2.00 Credits
Practical general training and experiences in the workplace are offered. The college with the employer develops and documents an individualized plan for the student. The plan relates the workplace training and experiences to the student?s general and technical course of study (paralegal/legal assistant). The guided external experiences may be paid or unpaid. This course is available for the student who has successfully completed LGLA 1266 or LGLA 1380 and who selected learning objectives different from those achieved in a previous practicum or cooperative work experience course. Seminar topics different from those covered in LGLA 1266 or LGLA 1380 are presented. The student must attend a one-hour per week seminar in addition to the workplace hours required. This course may be repeated (LGLA 2267) if topics and learning outcomes vary. (1 Lec., 14 Ext.)
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2.00 Credits
Practical general training and experiences in the workplace are offered. The college with the employer develops and documents an individualized plan for the student. The plan relates the workplace training and experiences to the student?s general and technical course of study (paralegal/legal assistant). The guided external experiences may be paid or unpaid. This course is available for the student who has successfully completed LGLA 1266 and LGLA 2266 and who selects learning objectives different from those achieved in those previous practicum courses. Seminar topics different from those covered in LGLA 1266 and LGLA 2266 are presented. The student must attend a one-hour per week seminar in addition to the workplace hours required. (1 Lec., 14 Ext.)
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental common law and statutory concepts of tort law with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include intentional torts, negligence, product liability, strict liability, special tort actions, immunities and commonly employed defenses, techniques of investigating claims, a paralegal's ethical obligations in this field, tort law terminology, and computer applications in tort law. (3 Lec.)
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3.00 Credits
This course present the fundamentals of law office management and organization including basic principles and structure of management, administrative and substantive systems in large and small law offices and law practice technology. Topics include accounting systems, budgets, cash flow planning, marketing, time and billing systems, current developments in computer applications, benefits, effective utilization of attorney and staff resources, ethical obligations of the paralegal handling law office management responsibilities, and career opportunities for paralegals in this field. (3 Lec.)
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental common law and statutory 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 and limitations, voluntary and involuntary conveyances (deeds, contracts, liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, leases, etc.), property descriptions, the recording and searching for real estate documents, landlord and tenant issues, problems involved in drafting real estate documents, ethical considerations for a paralegal working in the real estate area, real property terminology, and emerging computer resources and applications in real estate practice. (3 Lec.)
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3.00 Credits
This course presents basic common law and statutory concepts of business organizations with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include the law of agency, sole proprietorships, forms of partnerships, forms of corporations, and emerging business entities such as limited liability companies and partnerships. Additional topics include ethical considerations, legal terminology related to business organizations, and computer applications being utilized in this area. Practical organizational and writing skills are emphasized through assigned drafting and formation projects. (3 Lec.)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the criminal justice system including procedures from arrest to final disposition, principles of federal and state law and the preparation of pleadings and motions. The paralegal's role in assisting the attorney practicing criminal law is emphasized. Topics include review of the criminal court system, stages in a criminal prosecution, constitutional rights and limitations of the accused, investigation procedures, the juvenile justice system, dealing with clients, drafting specialized documents, ethical obligations of the paralegal working in this area, criminal law terminology, and the impact of computer applications on criminal courts and criminal law attorneys. (3 Lec.)
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