Students draft a will and a trust, prepare a petition for probate and related documents, and prepare tax returns. Elective Studies in this course focus on a comprehensive, substantive examination of the principles of family law and their application by legal assistants. This elective is designed to acquaint students with the fundamentals of patent, trademark, and copyright law. The course reviews the administrative process by which patents, trademarks, and copyrights are granted and explores the special role of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in resolving disputes involving patent and trademark matters. International trade issues relating to intellectual property rights will be discussed.
Course work includes document drafting and negotiations.
Decisions on placement are made in collaboration with the director. The internship integrates program content with actual work experience in a legal environment and raises new and relevant questions for continued course work. Evening, year-long students, while not required, may choose to work with the director to establish an internship during the third session of the program. Required The basic techniques of legal research are covered in this course, which focuses on the location and use of statutes, judicial opinions and secondary sources such as encyclopedias, treatises, and digests. Students acquire the basic techniques of legal research through assignments designed to instruct students on the proper method to find and use legislation, cases, and secondary sources.