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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Courses Offered In ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Foundations of Legal Studies

  • The intent is to provide not only an overview of the legal principles in a variety of areas of the law, but also to give a practical introduction to the kinds of duties and responsibilities that a paralegal may face in the workplace.

  • 6 Credits

  • Legal Ethics

  • This course presents straightforward upbeat approach to develop an understanding of professional responsibility in the field of law. Common everyday ethical issues in the real world of law are discussed in conversational style designed to make concepts more accessible and interesting for you.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Legal Research

  • Using a hands-on approach, this course provides you with an easy and comfortable way to learn about processes, materials, and environment of legal research. It contains an introductory overview of law library collection, allows you to conduct research without visiting an actual library, and explains many methods of legal research.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Legal Writing

  • This course provides you with knowledge and tools needed to research and analyze a legal problem and to communicate the results in different types of legal memoranda by integrating basics of legal research, analysis and writing. It leads you through legal process and explains legal terminology in margins.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Laws

  • This course builds the procedural knowledge and real-world skills needed for today’s paralegal. It places an emphasis on profession and skills. Places an emphasis on basic foundations including: developing critical thinking and procedural skills; learning about technology applications in law office; and understanding how to handle ethical situations in workplace.

  • 6 Credits

  • Comparative Legal Systems

  • This course examines systems of law, police, courts, and corrections by using diversity in legal systems around the world. The course’s organization helps you understand various ways policing, adjudication, and corrections systems can be organized. It discusses how various countries have organized police, courts, and corrections agencies.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Law Office Management

  • This course presents basic legal concepts and the various fields of the law and outlines the preparation of documents commonly used in these fields. It provides the information needed to select documents appropriate for a particular situation, identify the information necessary to complete the documents, and prepare the documents correctly.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Courts

  • This course gives you the sense of being in courthouse-of what it is like to work in and be a part of system. This concept of courthouse "players" illustrates each person's important role in bringing a case through court process. The course highlights court's importance and impact on society.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Legal Studies

  • Primary objective of this course is to make you understand the field of paralegals. Career of a paralegal, the court system, legal ethics, typical paralegal functions in law firms, legal research and writing, interviewing clients and witnesses, and using computers in practice of law are the highlights of this course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals of Commercial Law

  • This course provides a step-by-step overview of essential legal principles associated with each phase of operating a business; from inception to dissolution. Knowledge of the legal principles behind the making of contracts, fundamentals of employment law, is essential for you Understanding intellectual property rights will help build and protect businesses.

  • 6 Credits

  • Computers and Law

  • This course builds a strong foundation in technology concepts, applications and vocabulary so you are prepared to work effectively in today’s law office. It describes basic computer concepts as well as more complex skills and software programs with coverage and assignments for Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and more.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Contract Law

  • Using short, easy-to-read topics, this course focuses on the procedural as well as substantive aspects of contract law and the Uniform Commercial Code. It teaches essential elements of a contract and gives examples for analysis, formation and discharge of a Sales Agreement.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Criminal Law

  • This course guides you through three basic criteria: History of the American Criminal Law System, Criminal Procedure, and coverage of specific crimes and common defenses to those crimes. By addressing fundamentals of criminal law history, Constitution, and even how media coverage affects criminal proceedings, you'll explore law in their jurisdiction.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Constitutional Law

  • This course presents a comprehensive reference to the laws of the U.S. Constitution in a compact, useful format. This course highlights the features of legal system, the criminal justice system, and substantive civil law. You will learn the legal issues and aspects of legal research.

  • 6 Credits
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Foundations of legal studies

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The reading and briefing of cases.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Legal analysis.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Legal research.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing skills.
    Ethics.
    Substantive civil law and procedure.

Legal ethics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Have integrity
    Preserve the confidences and secrets of the client
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Get and stay competent
    Charge only fair fees
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Make legal services available
    Represent each client with zeal and dedication
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Don?t practice law without a license
    Be loyal to each and every client
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Work to improve the legal system
    Don?t even think about it

Introduction to legal research

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to legal research.
    Analysis and research methods: the most important tasks.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Citation method.
    The index: legal research's most powerful tool.
    Digestsa remarkable finding tool.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Computer assisted legal research calr.
    Law books, texts, services and periodical.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Legal encyclopedias and dictionaries.
    Alr series: the american law reports.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Case law analysis.
    Statutes and legislative resources.
    Government regulations/administrative law.
    Updating the law.
    Government materials, publications, and compilations.
    Writing applications in the law and justice field.

Introduction to legal writing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to legal research, writing, and analysis.
    Before you begin.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The starting point: analyzing facts and identifying legal issues.
    Finding and analyzing case law.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    How to brief a case.
    Constitutions, statutes, and administrative regulations.
    Statutory and constitutional analysis.
    Secondary sources.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Digests and miscellaneous research tools.
    Validating your research: using shepards and other citators.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Computer assisted legal research.
    How to create research strategies.
    Basic legal writing tools.
    Legal writing: writing to inform.
    Writing to the court.

Introduction to laws

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The paralegal profession
    Ethics, regulation and professional responsibility
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The paralegal workplace
    Technology and the paralegal
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sources of american law
    The court system and adr
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Civil litigation
    Administrative law
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Interviewing and investigation skills
    Traditional, computer, and internet legal research
    Legal writing and critical legal thinking

Comparative legal systems

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An international perspective
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Crime, transnational crime, and justice
    An american perspective on criminal law
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Legal traditions
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Substantive law and procedural law in the four legal traditions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An international perspective on policing
    An international perspective on courts
    An international perspective on corrections
    An international perspective on juvenile justice
    Japan: examples of effectiveness and borrowing

Introduction to law office management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Office duties
    Computers and office systems
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Preparing legal correspondence
    The court structure
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Preparing legal documents
    The lawsuit: preparations for trial
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The lawsuit: litigation and discovery procedures
    Family law
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wills, trusts, and probate
    Business organizations
    Real estate
    Criminal law
    Legal research

Introduction to Courts

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Courts, crime and controversy.
    Law and crime.
    Federal courts.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    State courts.
    Dynamics of courthouse justice.
    Prosecutors.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Defense attorneys.
    Judges
    Defendants and victims.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Arrest to arraignment.
    Bail.
    Disclosing and suppressing evidence.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Negotiated justice and the plea of guilty.
    Trials and juries.
    Sentencing options.
    Sentencing.
    Appellate courts.
    The lower courts.
    Juvenile courts.

Introduction to Legal Studies

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The paralegal profession
    Ethics, regulation and professional responsibility
    The paralegal workplace
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Technology and the paralegal 2.
    Sources of american law
    The court system and adr
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Civil litigation
    Administrative law
    Interviewing and investigation skills
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Traditional, computer, and internet legal research
    Legal writing and critical legal thinking 3.
    Torts
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Contracts and e-commerce
    Real property
    Wills, trusts, estates, and elder law
    Family law
    Employment law
    Corporations and business organizations
    Criminal law
    Cyberlaw and intellectual property

Fundamentals of Commercial Law

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The american legal system.
    Criminal v. civil wrongs.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Contracts and the law of sales.
    Commercial paper.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Real property.
    Personal property.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Law of agency.
    Business organizations.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Employment law.
    Bankruptcy.
    Administrative law.

Computers and Law

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Technology in the law office
    Computer hardware and software
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The internet and electronic mail
    Electronic research
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Word processing
    Spreadsheets
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The paperless office
    Office management software
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Case organization and management software
    Electronic discovery
    Litigation support software summation
    Presentation and trial graphics chapter 4teen - the electronic courtroom

Introduction to Contract Law

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The study of contract law.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Foundation of the contract.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Elements of formation, part i.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Elements of formation, part ii.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Problems of formation.
    Discharge of the contract.
    Remedies when the contract is not honored.
    Formation of the sales agreement.
    Discharge of the sales agreement.
    Remedies under the sales agreement.
    Ucc financing statements.
    Reviewing a contract.
    Contract language.
    Commercial paper.

Introduction to Criminal Law

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What is criminal law.
    The origins of american criminal law.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The colonial period's influence on american criminal law.
    Constitutional rights before arrest.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Constitutional rights after arrest.
    The constitutional right to trial by jury.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
    Murder.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Crimes against the person: violence.
    Crimes against property.
    Treason, terrorism, and wartime criminal justice.
    Crimes against the state.
    Social crimes.
    Common law defenses.

Introduction to Constitutional Law

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    General introduction to the legal system.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The criminal justice system.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Substantive civil law.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Legal ethics.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Legal research.
    Federal courts.
    Conclusion.