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2.00 Credits
This course is open to all majors. Individual personal and professional development will be enhanced by this course. Some of the topics to be covered include greetings and introductions, professional dress, restaurant etiquette, table manners, meeting manners, travel and international etiquette. Students will be required to attend an evening dinner session. They will also participate in planning a banquet, reception or dinner meeting, etc. 2 lecture/ laboratory hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course is open to all majors. Individual personal and professional development will be enhanced by this course. Some of the topics to be covered include greetings and introductions, professional dress, restaurant etiquette, table manners, meeting manners, travel and international etiquette. Students will also gain instruction in time management, communication, organizational, and leadership skills. Students will be required to attend an evening dinner session. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: OADM 155 and OADM 161. An overview of the electronic office environment is provided covering current office systems and technology, ergonomics, maintaining public relations, telephone etiquette, and letter composition. Emphasis is on improved productivity through appropriate application of current office software. Students will also take the Office Proficiency Assessment Certification Exam (OPAC Exam). The CPS exam will also be described. Students will develop a portfolio of their work including a resume and letter of application. 4 lecture/ laboratory hours
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the paralegal profession with indepth coverage of the ethics of the legal profession with emphasis on the paralegal. The course features the use of case method, covering the reading, analysis and application of legal rules as developed through case law. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of property concepts, trusts and future interests. Creation of land interests by various instruments, stressing the role of the legal assistant in land transactions. Also covered are various court actions involving land transactions (such as patrician, ejectment, liens, foreclosures), abstracts, title opinions and insurance. Heavy emphasis is placed on drafting of documents and pleadings involving land transactions. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides background in criminal law and procedures from the legal professional’s perspective as opposed to a law enforcement perspective. The substantive law portion covers criminal common law and criminal code law, the Constitutional limitations on criminal laws, and the elements necessary to convict a person of a crime. The procedural law portion covers Constitutional requirements for search and seizure, interrogation, identification procedures and right to counsel, as well as other elements of due process. Also arraignment, trial procedures and punishment will be addressed. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasizes legal assistant's role in client representation in tort claims matters including field investigation techniques; tort litigation, pre-trial and trial procedures; and comprehension of fundamentals substantive tort law and remedies, both federal and state. Utilizes practicum exercises. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the aspects of the legal assistant's supportive role from case preparation to final disposition, pre-trial and trial procedure, pleadings, rules of courts, motions, and discovery in civil proceedings. Basic concepts of trial evidence including relevance, hearsay and exhibits will be covered. Emphasis is on Indiana and Federal rules of court and rules of evidence. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth examination of the law of agency and contracts (including an introduction to the Uniform Commercial Code) as well as various forms of business. Emphasizes the paralegal’s role in the business and corporate setting, including creation, maintenance, and dissolution, along with drafting and research assignments in their areas. Securities regulations are also covered as it relates to the typical corporation and its investors. An introduction to administrative law and insurance as it relates to the business world. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
An in depth course in the efficient functioning of a law office. Students will learn current principles of law office management and use both basic office software (word processing, spreadsheet, and database) and specialized legal software (document preparation, case management, and calendaring/time-keeping). 3 lecture/laboratory hours.
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