This course will concentrate on legal writing and will be for legal assistants to improve their writing techniques. The course is designed so that the legal assistant will have the opportunity to learn effective legal writing. Minimizing taxes through estate planning, providing extra family security, avoiding probate, methods of holding property, tax effects of gifts, gifts to minors, laws of intestacy, state and federal tad requirements upon death, and probate guardianships and conservatorship are also covered in this course. This course is an introduction to the use of computers in the law office. Suggestions are provided on how to purchase a computer system.
Emphasis is placed on how to automate document production and litigation support systems.
Introduction to computer legal and general electronic information data bases are covered. Law 95abce Cooperative Career Education 2-4 units Credit, degree applicable Transfer CSU limitations apply . See Cooperative Career Education.