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LAW 100* Introduction to Legal Assistance and Ethics (3) This course represents an examination of the Legal Assistant/Paralegal profession, including the duties, responsibilities, employment settings, and skills of the legal assistant/paralegal. In addition, the course includes a component on Ethics which involves study of the standards of conduct and ethical obligations of paralegal personnel.
LAW 101* Introduction to Law (3) This course provides an overview of the major principles and functions of our legal system and introduces students to various legal fields and special topics. Legal aspects of current topics are discussed to assist students in acquiring an appreciation of the dynamic role of law in our changing society. Legal vocabulary is emphasized, as well as an introduction into the work of the paralegal with regard to studied areas of law.
LAW 102* Introduction to Paralegal Studies (1) This introductory course represents an examination of the Paralegal profession. Topics covered include the duties, responsibilities, employment settings and skills necessary to join the profession.
LAW 104* Torts (3) The course presents a study of civil wrongs for which the victim may receive a remedy and emphasizes the role of the paralegal in tort litigation. An overview of tort law is provided, as well as an analysis of such matters as negligence, intentional torts, liability, misrepresentation, bad faith, malpractice, and various miscellaneous torts. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101 or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 105* Legal Research (3) Legal bibliography including codes, administrative regulations, reporters, digests, encyclopedias, citators, law reviews and treatises; analysis and synthesis of cases. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101 or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 106* Legal Writing (3) Legal Writing skills including precision and clarity, legal citation, and format; drafting of law office and trial memoranda, trial court brief, appellate brief, and abstracting depositions; analysis and synthesis of legal materials. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, LAW 105, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 107* Criminal Law (3) Substantive aspects of criminal law including general principles of criminal liability, specific analysis of particular crimes; substantive defenses to crime. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 135 Law Office Technology (3) This course provides students with basic knowledge of the hardware and software found in the law office. Specific software packages and computer systems designed for, or applied to, use in law offices are emphasized. In addition, computer assisted legal research (CALR) techniques, especially through West Publishing Company's WESTLAW system, are studied. PREREQUISITE: CIS 100 or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 200* Family Law (3) Laws, procedures, and documents involved in domestic relations; breach of promise to marry; marriage; annulment; divorce; adoption; child custody/support. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 210* Civil Trial and Appellate Practice I (3) Procedural law; preparation and use of pleadings and other documents involved in the trial and appeal of a civil action. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 211* Civil Trial and Appellate Practice II (3) Procedural law; preparation and use of pleadings and other documents involved in the trial and appeal of a civil action. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, LAW 210, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 220* Business Organizations and Contracts (3) A study of various business entities as sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and other business vehicles with emphasis on the role of the paralegal regarding their information, preparation of documents, etc. The course also includes a study of contract law and the work of the paralegal in that regard. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 231* Estates and Trusts (3) Effects of various types of ownership upon passage of property at owner death, with or without a will; administration, taxation of estates and inheritance; basic requirements for trusts, wills, guardianships, and conservatorships; administration of a decedent’s estate including income tax consequences; case analysis; preparation of necessary documents. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 245* Real Property (3) Freehold estates, concurrent ownership, leases, real estate contracts and deeds, recording system, title assurance, easements, lateral support, water rights, zoning, and eminent domain; practical aspects of conveyance from drafting of purchase and sale agreements to passing of papers; mechanics of title examining; preparation of documents for mortgages, foreclosures, recordings, and closings. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 250* Administrative Law (3) This course introduces the field of administrative law by studying the structure and function of administrative agencies, as well as statutory procedures governing them. Emphasis will be given to delegation of governmental powers, due process considerations, agency rulemaking and record keeping activities. Agency hearing and decision making powers will also be reviewed. The role of the paralegal in the administrative process will be the focus of this study. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 261* Secured Transactions/Bankruptcy (3) Bankruptcy procedure including initial filing, meeting of creditors, adversarial proceedings and the final discharge hearing; operation of the automatic stay; adequate protection; conformation of a Chapter 13 Plan; Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 proceedings; debtor’s obligations and rights; secured and unsecured creditors priorities, preferences, fraudulent transfers. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
LAW 276T* Special Topics in Law (1-4) Detailed study of a specific topic in law or paralegal studies. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1010, LAW 100, LAW 101, or permission of program coordinator.
