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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the law and the legal system. Topics include elementary legal concepts of various areas of the law, procedures, terminology, ethical obligations of the paralegal, current issues in law, and the function, jurisdiction, practices, and principles of trial and appellate courts at state and federal levels.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the paralegal profession, including ethical obligations, regulation, professional trends and issues, and the paralegal's role in assisting in the delivery of legal services. This course must be taken during the first year of enrollment in the paralegal program.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents fundamental concepts and procedures of civil litigation with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include pretrial, trial, and post trial phases of litigation.
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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.
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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.
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1.00 Credits
An experience external to the college for an advanced student in a specialized field involving a written agreement between the educational institution and a business or industry. Mentored and supervised by a workplace employee, the student achieves objectives that are developed and documented by the college and that are directly related to specific occupational outcomes. This may be a paid or unpaid experience. Requires approval of the instructor. Requires 48 hours in the workplace.
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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.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents the fundamentals of law office management and organization, including basic principles and structure of management, administrative and substantive systems in the law office, and law practice technology.
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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.
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3.00 Credits
This presents basic concepts of business organizations with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include law of agency, sole proprietorships, forms or partnerships, corporations, and other emerging business entities.
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