Title

PARA1104 - Civil Law for Paralegals

Description

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.
API ID

Credits

3 (3/0/0)

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.