LGLA-1301: Legal Research and Writing
Credit Hours 3Presents the fundamentals of legal research and writing emphasizing the paralegal’s role including resources and processes used in legal research and writing.
LGLA Paralegal/Legal Assistant (N)
LGLA-1304: Military & National Security Legal Issue
Credit Hours 3Emphasizes 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.
LGLA-1307: Introduction to Law and the Legal Professions
Credit Hours 3Overview 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.
LGLA-1317: Law Office Technology
Credit Hours 3LGLA-1345: Civil Litigation
Credit Hours 3Presents fundamental concepts and procedures of civil litigation including pretrial, trial, and post-trial phases of litigation and emphasizes paralegal’s role in civil litigation.
LGLA-1351: Contracts
Credit Hours 3Presents 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.
LGLA-1353: Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration
Credit Hours 3Fundamental concepts of the law of wills, trusts, and probate administration emphasizing the paralegal’s role.
LGLA-1355: Family Law
Credit Hours 3Fundamental 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.
LGLA-1391: Special Topics in Paralegal/Legal Assistance
Credit Hours 3Topics 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.
LGLA-2303: Torts & Personal Injury Law
Credit Hours 3Fundamental 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.
LGLA-2311: Business Organizations
Credit Hours 3Basic concepts of business organizations including law of agency, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and other emerging business entities with emphasis on the paralegal’s role.
LGLA-2313: Criminal Law and Procedure
Credit Hours 3Fundamental 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.
LGLA-2321: Military Law
Credit Hours 3Principles 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.
LGLA-2333: Advanced Legal Document Preparation
Credit Hours 3The use of office technology skills in preparation of legal documents by paralegals based on hypothetical situations drawn from various areas of law.
Prerequisites: LGLA-1345.
LGLA-2335: Advanced Civil Litigation
Credit Hours 3Implementation of advanced civil litigation techniques with emphasis on the paralegal’s role. Builds upon skills required in prior civil litigation courses.
Prerequisites: LGLA-1345, with a grade of C or higher.
LGLA-2388: Internship - Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Credit Hours 3A 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.