17 courses with the subject PRL, 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.
PRL 401Basic Legal Principles3
This course will give students a basic understand of various legal subjects and how to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant facts. In addition, the student will determine and learn to recognize which circumstances and set of facts involve torts, contracts, criminal law, real estate, estates and trusts and family law issues. The student will also learn the proper use of legal terminology through reading and practice. The course will also give the student a brief overview of the paralegal profession, the job requirements, and career opportunities.
Students will review and have an understanding of the American Bar Associations (“ABA”) Model Guidelines for the use of paralegal services. This course will focus primarily on legal ethical challenges from the paralegal perspective. They will be presented with challenges that relate to conflicts of interest, client confidentiality and other ethical dilemmas. The students will be presented with hypothetical situations where they must apply the rules to the facts and determine a conclusion.
In this course students will learn various methods of legal research by using online tools and library resources. They will learn the difference between primary and secondary law. Students will then learn how to use the five primary resources of law: the Constitution, Case Law, Statutory Law, Regulatory Law and Executive Orders. Students will learn correct citation format and how to shepardize a case to determine if the case has been overturned. Furthermore, students will learn the hierarchy of both the Federal and State Court system and the appeals process. They will be given hypothetical fact patterns where they will have to find cases and statutes that may pertain to the issues presented in the facts.
In this course students will learn the distinction between a factual and legal issue. They will learn how to incorporate the factual issues with the legal issues to formulate an argument, incorporate the rule of law regarding that issue, and analyze the facts of the case and determine a conclusion. In addition, students will learn how to read case law to determine whether the case is relevant to the issues presented. Furthermore, students will learn how to prepare legal correspondence, legal case briefs and other written legal documents.
Students will learn the basics regarding civil discovery. Students will learn how to prepare and assist an attorney with trial. Students will learn discovery procedures such as conducting the initial client interview, initiating an investigation, filing a complaint, preparing interrogatories, and request for production of documents, depositions and medical examinations. They will learn the importance and roles experts and witnesses play during the discovery process. In addition, they will learn the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and certain State Civil procedure rules, including but not limited certain privileges regarding common law and statutory privileges against disclosure, marital privilege, the attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine. Students will have the opportunity to review the discovery rules, analyze case law and apply discovery procedures. Students will be taken through a hypothetical trial where they will learn practical skills used prior to and during trial.
This course will cover concepts regarding the law of real property. The Student will learn the different types of estates and ownerships, and encumbrances. The student will learn how to create leaseholds and how to transfer title. The student will also learn how to prepare landlord tenant agreements and land sale agreements. The student will also learn about the documents and the process involved in real estate closings. The student will learn how to conduct a title search and examination, and how to record and register property instruments. In addition, the student will get a brief overview on municipality law.
This course prepares students to perform paralegal support functions in personal injury and other tort litigation. Students learn underlying social policies, elements and defenses for actions in negligence, intentional tort and strict liability cases. They also learn how to analyze potential liability in a wide number of factual situations.
This course examines substantive and procedural family law. The course explores the paralegal’s role in preparing antenuptual agreements, separation and custody agreements. Students will also learn how to draft documents relating to divorce, annulment, marital property settlement, and custody proceedings. In addition, students will learn the process of enforcing the agreements and decrees listed above.
This course reviews the fundamentals of criminal litigation enhanced with practical skills needed to work in this field. Students investigate criminal law, including categories, elements and defenses of crimes, procedural criminal law, the criminal legal process and constitutional considerations.
Students will learn law relating to several types of ownership of property, testate and intestate succession, and estate distribution. Students will learn the formal requirements for making a will, and issues involving its interpretation. In addition, students will learn about Will Substitutes and primarily how to take an estate through the probate process. Students will also learn about trusts, their formation, execution and management.
PRL 425Law office Procedures and Computer Technology for Paralegals3
The student will learn how to research federal and state statutes, and case law using Westlaw and other computer programs. This course familiarizes students with practical inner workings of a law office. Topics include office organization, legal terminology, fees and billing procedures, scheduling and calendaring, preparation and maintenance of case files, preparation of law office forms, and an introduction to a variety of legal-specific software applications.
This course pertains to the law of contracts, including but not limited to, contract formation, resolution, execution and termination, breach, defenses and the Uniform Commercial Code. Students will learn how to draft simple contacts using online resources and the library.
The student will learn law of corporations, their formation and dissolution of sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, limited liability corporations and companies. More specifically, the student will learn the different rights, responsibilities and relationships associated with each entity; how to prepare and maintain the corporate documents, bylaws and minutes with the state of incorporation and how to notify board members and other members of their voting capacity.
Students should complete all legal courses prior to conducting a legal internship. The legal internship can be completed during summer, on a full or part time basis, with or without pay or throughout the semester. The paralegal internship will give students practical experience in a legal environment. Students, under the supervision of attorneys, or paralegal manager will perform hands-on applications in a law office environment. Students should be expected to perform advanced duties, such as preparing exhibits and evidence, working with clients to obtain information, filling out necessary forms, assisting in preparation for pretrial conferences and case settlements, researching primary and secondary law, assisting in drafting contacts and agreements, and creating internal and external legal memoranda. Students will then be expected to submit a weekly log describing the duties they performed during the week. Elective for paralegal certificate students with at least 15 credits.
Students should complete all legal courses prior to conducting a legal internship. The legal internship can be completed during summer, on a full or part time basis, with or without pay or throughout the semester. The paralegal internship will give students practical experience in a legal environment. Students, under the supervision of attorneys, or paralegal manager will perform hands-on applications in a law office environment. Students should be expected to perform advanced duties, such as preparing exhibits and evidence, working with clients to obtain information, filling out necessary forms, assisting in preparation for pretrial conferences and case settlements, researching primary and secondary law, assisting in drafting contacts and agreements, and creating internal and external legal memoranda. Students will then be expected to submit a weekly log describing the experience.
