Special focus is given to unauthorized practice of law, attorney-client privilege, conflict of interest, tort and contractual liability of paralegals, and regulation of the paralegal profession. This course will familiarize students with major environmental regulatory schemes as well as the key permitting laws. Students will also focus on accessing relevant information from environmental agencies responsible for developing and implementing environmental regulations. One hundred eighty-hour internship at a law firm, bank, insurance company, corporation, courthouse, or public agency. Placement is determined according to available locations and student's area of interest.
Internship is highly selective and limited to five students per semester.
This course may not be used to fulfill the requirements of the comprehensive certificate or the associate degree. Provides practical instruction in the computer lab. This course emphasizes computer functions used in creating legal documents, especially pleadings and motions compatible with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Students will be introduced to the user interface, word-processing, and spreadsheet applications most often used by law firms including Windows, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, and Excel. Ethical issues relating to computer usage will also be discussed with emphasis on the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct and paralegal codes of professional responsibility.