| Southeast
Arkansas College |
Course
Data: View Paralegal Technology
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Total Number of Courses = 10
Course
No. |
Course
Name |
SSCH |
Lec |
Lab |
SWE |
Prerequisites |
Transfer |
Course
Description |
| LEGA 1113 | Legal Systems & Terminology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | None | This course provides and overview of major principles and functions of the state and federal legal systems, introduces various legal fields for professional opportunities, presents legal vocabulary, gives an overview of different areas of law, and presents ethics. | |
| LEGA 1213 | Legal Research | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | LEGA 1113 Legal Systems and Terminology | This course is an introduction to basic sources of law and the methods of legal research, including ethics. | |
| LEGA 1413 | Wills & Estates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LEGA 1113 Legal Systems and Terminology | This course in an introduction to the laws of inheritance and estates, basic concepts of estates and wills, probate procedures, and preparation of documents while emphasizing ethics. | |
| LEGA 1513 | Family Law | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | None | This course is a study of the areas of law pertaining to domestic relations, emphasizing ethics. | |
| LEGA 1713 | Legal Writing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | LEGA 1213 Legal Research | This course includes composition of legal communications, briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents with emphasis on ethical considerations. | |
| LEGA 2313 | Civil Litigation | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | LEGA 1713 Legal Writing | This course is an evaluation of the litigation process. Emphasis is on the structure of the Arkansas Court System and gathering information, and evidence, summarizing and arranging materials, maintaining docket and file control, developing a litigation case, and interviewing clients and witnesses using ethical standards. | |
| LEGA 2323 | Torts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LEGA 1113 Legal Systems and Terminology | This course provides instruction in the area of law, which deals with private and civil wrongs and injuries as distinguished from breach of contract. Concentrates on the elements of a tort, types of torts, damage, remedies, and ethics. | |
| LEGA 2453 | Real Property | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LEGA 1113 Legal Systems and Terminology | This course in an introduction to real property law including ownership and transfer, employing ethics. | |
| LEGA 2523 | Administrative Law & Bankruptcy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LEGA 1113 Legal Systems and Terminology | This course in an introduction to the field of administrative and public law with emphasis on powers and procedures and governmental agencies. The introduction of federal bankruptcy statutes and various types of bankruptcy forms will also be included. | |
| LEGA 2633 | Paralegal Skills & Applications | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | LEGA 1113 Legal Systems and Terminology | This course provides practical applications of daily legal office skills needed in the legal field, professional enrichment presentations, history of the profession, professional ethics through fact analyzation, and an overview of law office management. |