Legal Assistant Courses Legal Assistant Courses Waiving of any course prerequistes requires prior departmental authorization. The course also presents an overview of the trial of a civil lawsuit and a survey of the major areas of civil law. Examines the role of the legal assistant in the practice of law. The course will identify paralegal functions, types of employment for paralegals, the structure of a law office and law office systems. The course will examine issues regarding paralegal education, licensing of paralegals, paralegal professional ethics, and the unauthorized practice of law.
Students examine the components of a law library.
Through research projects and assignments, students gain experience working with law legal reference material including statutes, cases, regulations and annotated summaries of law. Methods of legal writing and citation style are introduced. Examines the procedures involved in a law suit. The course will emphasize the role of the various people involved in this process. Presents the major legal concepts associated with the law of real property and real estate transactions.