Course Description
This course presents the fundamentals of paralegal skills needed to succeed in the workplace; elements of sources of American law; the course system; introduction to tort law; products liability; consumer law; contracts; insurance law; real property; alternative dispute resolution; constitutional law; and Supreme Court opinions.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Explain the duties and responsibilities of a paralegal
- Describe the general organization of the federal and state court system
- Comprehend the basic process and procedures of civil law
- Examine and define statutory law, administrative law, tort law, insurance law, contract law
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of constitutional law
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of case law
- Apply legal writing form and substance rules
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of Westlaw
3 credits: 3 lectures / presentations, 0 lab, 0 other