Title

PARA1104 - Civil Law for Paralegals

API ID

Credits

3 (3/0/0)

Description

This course prepares the paralegal for working with civil litigation and its associated processes. Included in the study are rules for civil procedure, court and non-court processes, mediation, arbitration and the role of the paralegal as it relates to civil law.
Prerequisites
  • None

Competencies

  1. Describe civil law.
  2. Define the role of the paralegal in civil law.
  3. Analyze types of civil law.
  4. Describe civil law court and non-court procedures.
  5. Draft civil law court and non-court documents.
  6. Analyze post-trial processes.
  7. Describe alternate dispute resolution processes.
  8. Describe frivolous lawsuits.