PARALEGAL COURSES (LEGAL)

PRLGL 121 - PARALEGAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Prerequisite: Department approval. This course is an in-depth review of the cannons of professional responsibility, including case study projects. The emphasis is on the duty of paralegals and lawyers to act so as to serve a client´s interests best, to do so in an ethical manner, and to advance the interests of justice. Paralegal students can take this course as an elective; paralegals can take this course as part of their continuing legal education.

3 Credit Hours (OC) - Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0

PRLGL 141 - CURRENT LAW TOPICS

Prerequisite: PRLGL 110 with a grade of "C" or better or department approval. This course provides the student with exposure to practice-oriented contemporary topics of law. In addition to studying the recent changes to the law, students will be exposed to exercises designed to provide exposure to the skills utilized by a paralegal in each area of the law covered within the semester. Repeatable up to a maximum of three semester hours of credit.

1 Credit Hour (OC) - Lecture Hours: 1 to 3 Laboratory Hours: 0

PRLGL 159 - PARALEGAL PRE-INTERNSHIP

Prerequisite: Twelve credit hours of PRLGL courses. This course is designed to enable students to understand and prepare for the internship experience. Students will explore internship and legal career opportunities, develop job application skills, review expectations of professionalism, office procedures, and ethical responsibilities, and select potential internship placements in each student's areas of interest. Students are required to complete this course prior to enrolling in PRLGL 260 Paralegal Internship.

1 Credit Hour (OC) - Lecture Hours: 1 Laboratory Hours: 0