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LAWPT-173 |
LEGAL PROCEDURES I |
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Introduces students to the
technical skills |
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required for working in a
legal office or other |
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legal environment.
Instruction includes legal |
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terminology, document format
and preparation, and |
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procedures as applied to a
legal office. Credit |
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based on achievement of
competency goals. |
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Pre-requisite:
Admission to Legal Assistant |
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program or consent of
instructor. |
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LAWPT-190 |
DIRECTED STUDY IN LAW |
1 |
6 |
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LAWPT-191 |
WORKSHOP IN LAW |
1 |
6 |
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LAWPT-192 |
SPECIAL TOPIC IN LAW |
1 |
6 |
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LAWPT-194 |
INTERNSHIP IN LAW |
1 |
12 |
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LAWPT-219 |
LEGAL TERMINOLOGY |
3 |
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Looks at multiple areas of
law and the legal |
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terminology relevant to each
area.
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LAWPT-221 |
LEGAL TRANSCRIPTION |
1 |
3 |
Instruction and intensive
practice in |
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transcription procedures.
Students will produce |
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mailable legal documents and
correspondence from |
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voice transcribers. May be
repeated up to 3 |
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credits. |
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LAWPT-223 |
LEGAL SUPPORT FUNDAMENTALS
AND ETHICS |
3 |
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A survey of the history,
description, and role of |
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legal assistants and
paralegals and the |
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professional rules of
conduct that govern their |
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work with lawyers.
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LAWPT-224 |
INTRODUCTION TO LAW |
3 |
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An introduction to the
American legal system and |
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the role the law plays in
society. Course will |
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focus on the following
areas: Foundation of |
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American Law, Dimensions of
Public Law, and |
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Dimensions of Private Law. |
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LAWPT-230 |
LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING I |
3 |
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Students will learn to
identify, locate, and |
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properly cite primary and
secondary authority. |
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The course will examine both
on-line sources and |
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sources available in a law
library. |
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Recommended
pre-requisites: ENGL
101 or GNBPT 122 or consent
of instructor. |
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LAWPT-233 |
BANKRUPTCY LAW AND
PROCEDURES |
3 |
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Study of Bankruptcy Act
relating to filing and |
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completion of bankruptcy and
wage earner |
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proceedings.
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LAWPT-253 |
LEGAL OFFICE EXPERIENCE |
1 |
6 |
Field experience in a local
law-related office |
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providing supervised
training in legal tasks. |
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LAWPT-265 |
BUSINESS LAW I |
3 |
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Course includes introduction
to contract, |
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consumer, personal,
criminal, real and personal |
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property law, torts, the
court system, and |
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contemporary legal problems
in the business |
