LGLA Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Presents the fundamentals of legal research and writing emphasizing the paralegal’s role including resources and processes used in legal research and writing.

Emphasizes the role of the paralegal and presents the fundamentals of the United States military legal system including an introduction to the Uniform code of Military Justice, military regulations, and court decisions involved in military law emphasizing emerging issues of national security laws.

Overview of the law and the legal professions including legal concepts, systems, and terminology; substantive areas of law and the Federal and State judicial systems, ethical obligations and regulations; professional trends and issues with emphasis on the paralegal’s role.

Computer technology and software applications within the law office emphasizing the paralegal’s role in the use of law office technology.

Presents fundamental concepts and procedures of civil litigation including pretrial, trial, and post-trial phases of litigation and emphasizes paralegal’s role in civil litigation.

Presents fundamental concepts of contract law including formation, performance, and enforcement of contracts under the common law and the Uniform Commercial Code with emphasis on the paralegal’s role in contract law.

Fundamental concepts of the law of wills, trusts, and probate administration emphasizing the paralegal’s role.

Fundamental concepts of family law including formal and informal marriages, divorce, annulment, marital property, and the parent-child relationship with emphasis on the paralegal’s role in family law.

Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.

Fundamental concepts of tort and personal injury law including intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability are presented with emphasis on the paralegal’s role in tort and personal injury law.

Basic concepts of business organizations including law of agency, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and other emerging business entities with emphasis on the paralegal’s role.

Fundamental concepts of criminal law and procedure from arrest to final disposition including principles of federal and state law emphasizing the role of the paralegal in the criminal justice system.

Principles of operation and management of military law are presented as applicable to paralegals including detailed coverage of Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), claims, military administrative law, legal assistance, and civil law as it applies to the military.

The use of office technology skills in preparation of legal documents by paralegals based on hypothetical situations drawn from various areas of law.

Implementation of advanced civil litigation techniques with emphasis on the paralegal’s role. Builds upon skills required in prior civil litigation courses.

A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. a learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.