Paralegal Studies Certificate
(24 semester hours)

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Objectives

  •  Apply legal research methods and techniques that are used in the practice of law.
  • Develop skills in legal reasoning, in identifying and effectively using legal resources and in writing legal documents.
  • Evaluate the importance of secondary sources in legal research.
  • Describe the primary rules and sources and roles of each in legal research.
  • Distinguish how advice, persuasion, and advocacy enter into legal research.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the nature and function of law, and the principles and concepts as they relate to the paralegal and apply critical legal thinking and analytical skills to resolve typical situations or facts.
  • Comprehend and describe what a paralegal is and how he/she fits into the legal system.

GM140 / LST 100 - Introduction to the Law
GM243 / LST 200 - Paralegal Ethics
GM244 / LST 201 - Litigation
GM247 / LST 202 - Real Estate Law
GM249 / LST 203 - Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal
GM304 / GM317/ BUS 310 - Business Law / Law and Ethics in the Business Environment
CJ398 / LST 205 - Legal Research and Writing






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