The Center for Legal Studies A BARBRI Company

Examine advanced and specialized approaches to utilize the legal resources available in a law library and elsewhere. Learn conceptual differences between computer-assisted legal research and hard-copy research. Understand how to formulate Westlaw search queries and effectively and efficiently use Westlaw and other online legal research methods as timesaving devices in legal research and legal writing. Syllabus
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Participants will learn negotiation skills and how to select the most cost-effective and least intrusive ADR method to achieve the most positive result for both parties. Students will understand the processes and methods of ADR techniques, learn the proper application and limits of ADR techniques, appreciate the ethical considerations involved in ADR, and develop a basic ability to apply ADR methods.
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Upon successful completion of all required coursework and assignments, you will be able to define and apply important legal terminology, discuss ethics for the law office, list the elements of tort law and contract law, explain the important rules of civil procedure, demonstrate how to interview clients and witnesses, demonstrate how to conduct a legal investigation, demonstrate how to handle evidence that has been gathered, explain the important rules regarding the admissibility of evidence in court, describe how to perform legal research, discuss how to create a freelance legal investigation business, and more.
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Upon successful completion of all required coursework and assignments, you will be able to define and apply important legal terminology; discuss ethics for the law office; identify the important rules of e-discovery; demonstrate proper file management and discuss common filing systems; demonstrate how to prepare legal documents, including letters, pleadings, discovery documents, motions, and memos; apply the basic rules of citation format; define the elements of law office management and more.
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Upon successful completion of all required coursework and assignments, you will be able to define the rights and responsibilities of a victim advocate, summarize the relevant legislation regarding victim advocacy and background of victim advocacy, discuss both the civil and criminal litigation processes, discuss how crime affects victims, identify techniques for intervention and support in child abuse situations, and much more.
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Employment law is a branch of contract law that deals with relationships between employers and employees. This course will cover statutes such as the National Labor Relations Act, the Railway Labor Act, and other various statutes dealing with public employees. Topics to be included are master and servant, wages and hours, anti-discrimination in employment and minimum wages and maximum hours, as well as regulation of working conditions.

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This exciting program prepares registered nurses (RN) and physician’s assistants (PA) for a career in the legal field as legal nurse consultants. This course provides the RN and PA with fundamental skills necessary to advise law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, and governmental agencies regarding medically related issues and to appear in court as expert witnesses. The curriculum is designed to comply with the educational guidelines specified by the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. The course content will provide a systematic review for those preparing to take the Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) examination.
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Learn many of the legal terms, causes of action, and remedies available to victims of personal injury accidents. Review the negligence theory of torts upon which many personal injury claims are based. Discuss interviewing, investigating, and other case-building techniques vital to a personal injury paralegal’s success in the law office. Class discussions and lesson material will include the different kinds of personal injury claims, including car accidents, slip and falls, medical negligence/malpractice, manufacturer product defects, and class-action lawsuits. Discover the basic categories of damages recovery, statutes of limitations, and schemes for liability.
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The eDiscovery for Paralegals course is an introductory course for persons entering the eDiscovery field, as well as professionals wanting to broaden their knowledge of the eDiscovery process. This 7 week course covers the entire eDiscovery process, from preparation, to collection, to review of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). Throughout the 17 online modules and tests, learners will progress through the basics of eDiscovery preparation, best practices for ESI collection, and finally, the review process. The course is supplemented with a comprehensive textbook that covers most relevant eDiscovery topics. Syllabus
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