This course is a study of the various classifications and functions of tort law, including intentional and negligent torts, causation, proximate cause and defenses. This course is a study of the methods of legal research, proper citation of authority, use of legal treatises, texts, reporters and digests. This course provides a general introduction to law, including courts, legal terminology, procedures, systems and laws of society.
Emphasis is on ethics and the role of the paralegal in the legal system.
This course is a study of the principles of litigation and the rules of procedure for each court in the South Carolina system, including pleading, practice and discovery procedures. This course includes an examination of the laws of marriage, divorce, annulment, separation, adoption, custody and the juvenile. This course includes an overview of South Carolina property law, including the mechanics of various commercial and private property transactions and mortgage foreclosures. This course includes methods, techniques and procedures for the research and preparation of legal memoranda, trial and appellate briefs, and trial notebooks. This course includes a study of the definition and classification of criminal offenses, criminal responsibility, and legal procedures in a criminal prosecution.