PLGL210     LEGAL WRITING

3 sh

Writing and correctly citing legal briefs, memoranda and letters constitute the primary content.  Considerable attention given to grammar, style and organization.  Prerequisite:  ENGL100 or permission of the instructor.

PLGL300     INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGAL STUDIES

3 sh

Considers issues related to the legal system, the courts, court rules, the legal profession, ethics, the regulation of law practice and related matters.  Prerequisite: Must have a GPA of at least 2.5 and must have been admitted to the Paralegal program.

PLGL305     LEGAL RESEARCH

3 sh

Considers the process of researching legal matters through the use of reporters systems, state and federal codes, Shepard's, legal dictionaries, law digests, legal encyclopedias, Lexis/Westlaw and related materials.   Prerequisite:  PLGL300 Introduction to Paralegal Studies

PLGL310     TORT LAW

3 sh

 Considers reading, briefing and analyzing tort case law; aspects of negligence such as duty, breach, causation, defenses and damages; defamation; malpractice; strict liability; product liability; intentional torts; misrepresentation; vicarious liability; joint liability; insurance; automobile insurance; and bad faith.

PLGL400     CIVIL LITIGATION

3 sh

Considers court rules, the litigation process, discovery, interrogatories, affidavits, depositions, interviewing, evidence and investigation, service of process, motions, answers, pleadings, alternative dispute resolution, obtaining a default judgment, testing law suits, trial preparation and related matters.  Prerequisite:  PLGL300 Introduction to Paralegal Studies and PLGL305 Legal Research

3 sh

Considers Constitutional law, the incorporation doctrine, search and seizure, self incrimination, electronic eavesdropping, probably cause, the exclusionary rule, stop and frisk, right to counsel, suspect identification, interrogation, bail, entrapment, related matters, and the role of the paralegal in such matters.  Prerequisite:  PLGL300 Introduction to Paralegal Studies