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3.00 Credits
A description of the nature, types and use of evidence at trial. An analysis of rules of evidence bearing on its admissibility. The role of the legal assistant is stressed through practice in developing and preparing a persuasive case at trial, including summarizing depositions, writing trial briefs, preparing exhibits, selecting juries, etc. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Successful completion of ENGL 101 or equivalent, and either successful completion of READ 011, or recentered SAT Verbal score of (R)420 or greater, or appropriate test placement scores. This course is designed to develop students’ research skills by use of essential legal research tools, including statutes, cases, digests, Shepard’s Citations, and computerized legal research. Students will acquire analytical skills in categorizing sources of law and applying law to fact situations. Students will learn how to communicate their research and analysis in proper written formats for use in law offices and in courts. 2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to teach students to understand basic concepts of probate and non-probate transfers of property rights that occur at the death of an owner. Students will learn property concepts such as tenancies in common, joint tenancies, and tenancies by the entirety, as well as the basics of future interests and inheritance law. Students will learn the basics of trusts and wills and the use of trusts and wills in estate planning. Students will learn the basic procedures to administer and close a decedent’s estate, including rudimentary principles of death taxes. Students will acquire skills to prepare a simple trust, a simple will, and basic administration and tax forms. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the common aspects of family law: marriage, parent and child, dissolution, property division, child custody and support, and adoption. 3 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the substantive law of the debtor-creditor relationship and the substantive law of bankruptcy. Study of the practice and procedures with respect to debtorcreditor and bankruptcy law. Emphasis is given to drafting and preparation of pleadings, instruments, documents, forms, and memoranda associated with the practice of debtor-creditor and bankruptcy law. 3 lecture hours.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PARA 215 with B or better, and a B average or better in all first year legal assistant courses. Internship for interested and qualified students in a law office or an approved law-related office. Supervised by program chair and lawyer in whose office the internship is served. Firsthand experience in the legal system. Written report from students required as well as an evaluation from the supervising lawyer. Minimum of 120 practicum hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PARA 215 and successful completion of SPCH 143 or 148. This is an advanced research and writing course conducted on a seminar basis. Emphasis will be given to the area of Elder Law and various state and federal remedies in law and equity; also federal constitutional and statutory issues such as discrimination, civil rights, or other contemporary issues. Emphasis will also be placed on professionalism and assembling professional resume and portfolio. 3 lecture hours.
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2.00 Credits
The study of the fundamental concepts, principles, and components of fitness/wellness. Related areas of study include, but are not limited to, nutrition, stress reduction, heart health, body composition and weight control, and substance abuse. Course will be delivered through a one-hour lecture and two one-hour lab sessions per week. Students will select a lab activity of their choice. 1 lecture hour, 2 class activity hours.
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1.00 Credits
Study of fundamental concepts, principles, and components of wellness. Course will examine patterns of exercise, diet, nutrition, stress reduction, fitness attitudes, heart health, substance abuse, and other issues of health and wellness. 1 lecture hour.
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1.00 Credits
Basic instruction in the use of weights and weight machines for the purpose of developing muscular strength. Instruction will also be given relative to the development of a personalized strength training program. 2 class activity hours.
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