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3.00 Credits
Studies elements of a valid marriage, grounds for divorce and annulment, separation, defenses, custody, support, adoptions, and applicable tax consequences. Includes property settlement, pre- and ante-nuptial agreements, pleadings, and rules of procedure. May include specific federal and Virginia consumer laws. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: LGL 110. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Explores concepts in the resolution of family disputes, such as a comparison of family mediation with general mediation, custody and visitation, divorce and separation, parenting issues and parenting arrangements, support and property issues, tax consequences of divorce, and ethics of family mediation. Focuses on experiential learning as informed by role-play, demonstration, and critique. Introduces students to the variety of settings in which family mediation processes are utilized, and the ethical and unauthorized practice of law opinions encountered in family mediation practice. Prerequisite: LGL 150. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an understanding of various components of a law library, and emphasizes research skills through the use of digests, encyclopedias, reporter systems, codes, Shepard's Citations, ALR, and other research tools. May include overview of computer applications and writing projects. Prerequisite: LGL 110. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Studies proper preparation of various legal documents, including legal memoranda, letters, and pleadings. Involves practical applications. May include case and appellate briefs. Prerequisites: ENG 111 and LGL 125. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces management principles and systems applicable to law firms, including record keeping, disbursements, escrow accounts, billing, and purchasing. May include accounting methods and software packages applicable to law firms. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Explores concepts, such as conflict resolution, communication and problem solving, as the basis for the exploration of the mediation process. Significant focus is on experiential learning, as informed by initial introduction to the theoretical basis. Students will also be introduced to the variety of settings in which mediation processes are utilized, and the utilization of mediation within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Co-requisite: LGL 110. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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1.00 Credits
Examines general principles of ethical conduct applicable to legal assistants. Includes the application of rules of ethics to the practicing legal assistant. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: LGL 110. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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3.00 Credits
Studies fundamental principles of the law of torts. May include preparation and use of pleadings and other documents involved in the trial of a civil action. Emphasizes personal injury, products liability, and malpractice cases. Prerequisite: LGL 110. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the trial process, including the preparation of a trial notebook, pretrial motions, and orders. May include preparation of interrogatories, depositions, and other discovery tools used in assembling evidence in preparation for the trial or an administrative hearing. Prerequisite: LGL 110. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces various devices used to plan an estate, including wills, trusts, joint ownership and insurance. Considers various plans in light of family situations and estate objectives. Focuses on practices involving administration of an estate, including taxes and preparation of forms. Prerequisite: LGL 110. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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