This four-week introductory course is designed to acquaint the new student with the basic realities of law practice. Perhaps the most important skills of any paralegal are writing, analysis, and legal research. A skilled writer is an extremely valuable asset to any law office. This workshop-style course is designed to hone the student s writing and thinking skills by concentrating on basic principles of legal writing and analysis. Students learn to use powerful research tools, including online facilities from Lexis and traditional book-based methods.
Students learn how to research and brief a legal issue.
Results are reviewed by the instructor and other students in an online setting. Bankruptcy Paralegals are in high demand in the field of debtor-creditor law. The student learns the law of bankruptcy and develops practical experience becoming familiar with documents commonly used in bankruptcy practice. Students learn about the valuable role of paralegal professionals in a successful bankruptcy practice. The student is introduced to the basic concepts of criminal law, and is presented with some thought-provoking examples from the annals of the criminal justice system.