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LEGL - Paralegal

Contact Person: P. Darrel Harrison - 619-388-7457

Upon completion of the program the students will be able to:

• Recognize ethical issues that arise in a legal work environment and apply rules of professional conduct to resolve them
• Perform the duties of an entry level paralegal in a law firm or other legal work setting.
• Demonstrate written skills that paralegals use on the job
• Apply basic principles of legal analysis
• Use computers and other technology for document production, law office management, and trial preparation
• Perform legal research using both printed and electronic sources

Course Number	Course Title (click for Course Outline)
LEGL 044	Supervised Tutoring in Legal Assistant
LEGL 100A	Introduction to Paralegalism
LEGL 100B	Legal Procedures
LEGL 105	Legal Research
LEGL 110	Legal Writing & Communications
LEGL 115	Civil Litigation I
LEGL 120	Civil Litigation II - Torts
LEGL 140	Law Office Management
LEGL 145	Federal Court Practices and Procedures
LEGL 150	Criminal Litigation and Procedure
LEGL 155	Employment Law
LEGL 160	Bankruptcy Law
LEGL 165	Family Law
LEGL 170	Corporate Law
LEGL 175	Estates, Trusts, and Wills
LEGL 180	Contract Law
LEGL 200	Elder Law
LEGL 210	Immigration Law
LEGL 296	Individualized Instruction in Legal Assistant