21 courses with the subject LAW, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
LAW 101Business Law3
This course introduces students to the legal and ethical frameworks of business. Contracts, negotiable instruments, the law of sales, torts, crimes, constitutional law, intellectual property, the Uniform Commercial Code, and the court systems are examined. Upon completion, the student will be able to identify legal and ethical issues that arise in business decisions and the laws that apply to them.
Complete MGT 101 - Business Organization and Management with a grade of “C” or better.
LAW 103Introduction to Legal Studies3
This course introduces substantive and procedural law to provide basic understanding of sources and structures of the American legal system. Students identify legal and ethical issues in everyday and business situations and explore limitations in obtaining relief and judicial remedies. Areas of study include civil and criminal law and procedure, family law, personal, real, and intellectual property, contracts, Articles 2 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, torts, and administrative law.
This course will introduce students to methods of finding the law applicable to a specific legal issue. Students learn legal research principles using an electronic law library and a print library. Students learn the types of law books used in research, their scope, citation methods and how to interpret case and statutory law as well as other legal authority and annotations. Students learn to use government publications. In all areas of research, students are required to organize legal research and findings and present their ideas in written and oral format. This course involves intensive legal writing.
Students are introduced to the use of litigation as the process for resolving disputes through the court system. In addition to an overview of the litigation process, students learn the court procedures involved with litigation and methods by which paralegals assist attorneys in the process. This course involves intensive legal writing. Students complete a portfolio of legal documents related to litigation.
Students develop the conceptual, technical, and interpersonal skills required to apply technology and principles of management and supervision to manage information and personnel in an automated law office environment. Course includes hands-on experience with word processing, database, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, and law specific software.
This course provides students with an opportunity to apply legal theory and skills in an actual legal setting, working 130 hours per term and completing a portfolio which describes what has been learned. A faculty mentor monitors the work experience.
LAW 103 - Introduction to Legal Studies and Curriculum Chair approval
LAW 108Family Law3
This course prepares the prospective paralegal to assist attorneys in the practice of marriage law and preparation of documents related to the most common legal aspects of marriage. Marriage relationships, legal problems with children, dissolution of marriage, custody, legitimacy, adoption, guardianship, and support agreements are studied. Students write the most common legal agreements and marriage/family related documents.
A theory and skills course in Administrative Law set in the theoretical, historical, and political context of the development of administrative agencies in the United States in the twentieth Century. Emphasis will be placed on distinguishing administrative from civil and criminal law, learning specific administrative processes and procedures including judicial review, incorporating relevant ethical standards of legal professionals and legal practices and honing case and appellate brief-writing ability.
This course explores laws which pertain to business form and structure. Primary attention is directed to different legal types of partnership forms as well as legal corporate structures. Students learn to prepare the legal documentation needed to form, maintain, and dissolve the primary legal entities of business.
This course provides students with an introduction to the general nature of tort law and allows for the specific analysis of intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability. Students brief assigned cases and may prepare office memoranda and examine or prepare complaints, bills of particular and other court documents as assigned.
This course provides basic knowledge of real property law, its concepts, its principles, and the government regulations regarding real property. Students learn to use the documents and forms utilized in closings on houses, cooperatives, and condominiums. Students learn to draft most of the documents needed in a real estate closing. Students may participate in a mock closing at the end of each semester.
This course is an introduction to criminal law and procedure. Emphasis is placed on practical aspects of prosecuting and defending criminal law cases. For example, students learn procedural steps from arrest to trial, but attention is also given to the nature and origins of criminal law and the role of crime in American society today. The student learns legal terminology, case analysis and briefing and continues to develop writing skills.
This course is an introduction to immigration law and policy in an historical and constitutional context with emphasis on paralegal skills training and practice. It covers the categorization of immigrants and non-immigrants, admission and deportations procedures, asylum and refugees, and citizenship. A major component of the course is the application of knowledge to specific legal issues, real and hypothetical.
This course prepares the prospective legal professional to prepare legal documents related to the planning and administration of trusts, the administering of estates, and asset distribution. Topics covered in depth include wills, probate and taxes. Students learn to prepare legal documents most commonly related to these topics, such as wills, petitions for probate, citations, waivers, notice of probate, and probate attorney’s affidavit. Students will study legal ethics and the roles of attorneys and paralegals in the practice of law.
This is an introductory course in the specialty field of Medical Malpractice. It combines health sciences and paralegal backgrounds in an attempt to enhance the skills of students in both fields. The class covers basic tort law with medical malpractice litigation. Emphasis is placed on substantive knowledge of law and medicine with skills of legal research and medical record reading. A major component of the course is the application of knowledge to specific legal issues, real, and hypothetical.
This is an introductory course in the specialty field of Health Care Law. The student learns how legal and social institutions interact with life and death issues. Areas of study include legal problems of the elderly and mental health, AIDS and the law, health care financial and delivery systems, federal vs. state law, the privatization of health care facilities, and the marketing of health care providers. The course also focuses on the ethical questions of health care and public policy.
This is an introductory course in the growing field of Elder Law, which focuses on the legal and financial implications of aging. Legal areas such as estate planning and probate, age discrimination, durable powers of attorney, right-to-die issues, trusts, disability planning, elder abuse, guardianship, fraud, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are covered. The student learns how legal and social institutions interact with life and death issues. Particular attention is paid to ethical questions and the intersection of law and public policy in defining and meeting the needs of the elderly.
This course is an introduction to intellectual property law and policy in a national and international context with emphasis on paralegal skills training and practice. It covers the areas of trademark, copyright, and patent law with special emphasis on the most recent legislation in the United States and the United Nations and on the impact of technology. A major component of the course is the application of knowledge to specific legal issues, real and hypothetical.
This course explores laws which pertain to contracts, contract formation and their enforcement. Primary attention is focused on different methods of forming contracts, typical key provisions of common commercial agreements, negotiation and drafting of same and administration of such contracts once executed. Students learn to negotiate and draft commonly negotiated provisions, complete certain UCC documentation, create and use checklists and prepare contract summaries.
This course is an in-depth look at the rules of evidence. Both Federal and State law will be reviewed. Subjects include competency of witnesses, hearsay and its exceptions, expert and lay opinion testimony, privileged communications, relevancy, procedural considerations, judicial notice, burden of proof, presumptions, form and type of objections, authentication, the best evidence rule and the use of demonstrative and scientific evidence.
This course introduces the bankruptcy process and bankruptcy practice. The course teaches students how to prepare and file a bankruptcy petition and how to protect the rights of creditors. Subjects include: the automatic stay, exceptions to discharge, means testing, mortgages, and lift-stay actions, expectations, preference, secured loans and reaffirmation agreements, the role of trustees, and using the PACER and ECF electronic systems shared by the Federal and Bankruptcy courts.
