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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an understanding of the rights of the states as well as individuals under the U.S. Constitution, and the case law addressing those rights. Emphasis will be placed on the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of legal research, analysis and writing. The emphasis will be placed on writing with research as a secondary component. Areas covered will includ the specifics of legal analysis and the process of legal writing.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an understanding in estate planning, drafting the last will and testament, creation of trusts, estate administration, and the probate process.
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1.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an understanding of their paralegal internships as well as the ALS examination. Topics will include: resume preparation, cover letter writing, interview techniques, professionalism, and ALS preparation.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an understanding of familay law. Topics will cover such areas as premarital agreements, annulments, divorce proceedings, spousal support, child custody, paternity proceedings, adoption, and the new status of motherhood.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an understanding in bankruptcy law and the procedure for paralegals. Topics will cover such areas as bankruptcy rules, bankruptcy law, ligation and appeals, case preparation, taxes, and electronic filing.
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3.00 Credits
This course will teach the student the intricacies of real estate, both residential and commercial. The course will examine the technology used in the Real Estate market and give the student a step by step formula to transactions used. Additional topics covered will be residential closing forms, and processes, adverse possession and personal property coverage of fixtures, loans, surveys, title insurance, and leasing.
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3.00 Credits
This course is both a seminar and a field experience which requires 135 contact hours in a legal office setting. In the field experience, the student will be supervised by West Virginia Northern faculty and agency professionals. In order to register for the course, the student is responsible to submit a resume and apply to the agency. The student is responsible for fulfilling all agency requirements and is expected to observe all aspects of ethical behavior to successfully complete the course. In the seminar, students will be given the ALS examination at the end of the Spring Semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a critical thinking course designed to help students understand and evaluate information that is presented to them. The course is designed to help students understand arguments in terms of forms, definitions, fallacies and truth. It should allow students to recognize bad arguments, and create better arguments.
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