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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Paralegal Studies is a survey of the American legal system, the substantive and procedural law of Indiana, and the role of the paralegal in the legal profession. Topics include professional ethics, trial and appellate courts, civil and criminal procedure, constitutional law, and basic legal analysis. This entry-level course is a prerequisite for all other paralegal courses in the program.
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3.00 Credits
Legal Research introduces the student to legal research resources including cases reporters and digest indexes, statutory codes, constitutions, administrative codes and registers, legal encyclopedias, treatises, legal periodicals, and practice manuals and form books. Instruction is also delivered on proper legal citation form, citation services, and research strategy. Projects include a series of law library research projects that teaches the student the descriptive word method of research, basic legal analysis, and the structure of a legal research memorandum of law.
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3.00 Credits
The first of two semesters devoted to the study of the Indiana Trial rules, small claims, court rules, and local rules. (The second course is LEG 202 Litigation) Topics include filing requirements, the rules regarding service of process, and calculation of deadlines. Projects include drafting summonses, complaints, answers, and various motions.
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3.00 Credits
Tort Law concerns the law of non-criminal injuries to persons or property. Topics include negligence, strict liability, product liability, intentional torts, affirmative defenses, basic evidence law, and pre-trial investigation techniques and resources.
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3.00 Credits
Contracts and Commercial Law examines the nature of contracts and commercial law under both the common law and the Commercial Code of Indiana. Topics include contracts for sales of goods (UCC Article 2), the Statute of Frauds, performance, remedies, warranties, assignment law, negotiable instruments law (UCC Article 3), and secured transactions law (UCC Article 9).
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3.00 Credits
Property Law is a survey of the law of real and personal property in Indiana. Property law concepts are analyzed. Topics include the different types of property generally, estates in land, concurrent ownership, legal descriptions and deeds, easements, encumbrances on title, title searches and title insurance, real estate purchase agreements, closings, mortgages and UCC Article 9 security interests, foreclosures, landlord-tenant law, and personal property law topics such as bailments, lost property, and intellectual property. This is an introductory course in real and personal property law for paralegal majors.
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3.00 Credits
Legal Ethics examines rules of professional conduct that apply to all legal professions including: the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, the American Bar Association Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistants; and various other sets of rules of conduct created by paralegal associations.
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3.00 Credits
The study of Indiana trial rules pertaining to actual trial. Topics include the discovery process and discovery tools, litigation support¿including organization and retrieval of trial documents¿techniques in preparing witnesses for trial, and preparing jury instructions. The main project is compiling a trial notebook.
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3.00 Credits
A hands-on survey of software support available to the law practitioner, including word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management, presentation software, docket control, litigation support, timekeeping, and billing. Also included is information on computer-assisted legal research services, web based research, and electronic filing.
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