|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better, 206B, 259 and 261. This course can be taken concurrently with LAW 259. (Legal Specialty course) Emphasis on jurisdiction of the court system in Nevada. Discussion of complaints, summons, answers, supplemental pleadings. Will also cover pretrial tactics, motions, exceptions, venue, discovery, depositions and summary judgments.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of 'B' or better, 206B, 259 and 261. This course can be taken concurrently with LAW 259. (Legal Specialty course) An overview of the procedure involved in criminal cases. Includes a discussion of complaints, indictments, writs of habeas corpus, trial motions and post-conviction remedies.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better, 206B, 259 and 261. This course can be taken concurrently with LAW 259. (Legal Specialty course) A survey of corporate, partnership and agency law. Discussion of some types of employment law. The drafting of corporate and partnership agreements will also be covered.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better, 206B, 259 and 261. This course can be taken concurrently with LAW 259. (Legal Specialty course) This course will provide a basic knowledge of bankruptcy law, with emphasis on understanding the schedules, preparing proofs of claims and motion practice within the bankruptcy court.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better, 206B, 259 and 261. This course can be taken concurrently with LAW 259. (Legal Specialty course) Covers the law related to family issues. Includes a discussion of rights and obligations of parties to each other and their offspring. Divorce, custody and support, spousal agreements, termination of parental rights, adoptions and collection of child support are all discussed.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None This course focuses on seven areas within law office management. These areas are time management, financial management, operations management, technology, business planning, facilities management and land law office personnel management. The goal of this course is to develop the student's law office management assessment and analytical skills. LAW 253 shows the student how to evaluate, alter and implement law office policies, techniques and procedures.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better, 206B, 259 and 261. This course can be taken concurrently with LAW 259. (Legal Specialty course) Law related to estate planning issues. Includes procedure to distribute a person's estate upon one's death; creation and administration of a trust and procedure to appoint another to act on one's behalf. Also includes a discussion of health care documents and related elderly care issues.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better, 206B and 261. (Legal Specialty course) In-depth study and development of legal writing skills. Emphasis is placed on writing assignments which assume a knowledge of basic legal research skills, development of memoranda of points and authorities and analyses of case facts. Also discussed will be office memoranda and appeal briefs.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better. (Legal Specialty course) Covers legal research and terminology. The student will become familiar with the law library and develop legal research skills through the use of legal digests, encyclopedias, reporter systems, indexes, Shepard's, treatises, cases, statutes, legal periodicals, government documents and other research material. Emphasis is placed on developing legal briefing skills and finding answers to legal research questions.
-
3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: LAW 101 with a grade of "B" or better. (Legal Specialty course) Covers the relationship between the attorney, client and legal assistant. Discusses what a legal assistant may and may not do. Also discusses conflicts of interest, dealing with witnesses and adverse parties and confidentiality.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2025 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|