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management functions, as well as long-range systems planning. Upon completion of
this course the student will be equipped to assist practicing attorneys in the effective
management of their law offices. Adhering to the guidelines provided by the
American Association for Paralegal Education this course will cover: how law
offices are legally structured; the law office/client relationship; legal and ethical
concepts affecting law office management; administrative systems including fees,
time-keeping and billing systems; management of clients' trust fund accounts;
marketing and strategic planning; law library organization and management;
document preparation; docket control and other relevant management topics.
Administrative skills such as leadership, communication, delegation and personnel
issues will be addressed, and typical law office situations will be presented for
analysis. This course is offered as an alternative to PAR 199, the Paralegal Internship,
and only one of these courses may be taken for program credit.
Prerequisite: Completion of PAR 110.
will spend 6 hours per week at their assigned internship position and attend a weekly
one-hour seminar at the college. Weekly classes will review law office procedures,
employability skills, ethical issues in the legal workplace, and selected topics in law.
Students may be assigned to criminal or civil areas of law. All interns will be
supervised by attorneys and will be responsible for performing work traditionally
assigned to paralegals, such as researching state and federal law (statutes,
regulations and cases), responding to client requests for information, and
coordinating responses to public agencies and private law firms. Internship
opportunities exist within the MCC Law Center, the district courts, and law offices
approved by the program director. This course is strongly recommended for all
students planning to seek paralegal employment upon graduation.
Prerequisite: Completion of PAR 110.
Note: This is a Legal Specialty course.
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legal issue using online sources and research methods. Students prepare written
materials including a memorandum analyzing a legal issue. Emphasis is placed on
developing organized research methodology using the most current online sources
available, developing an analytical writing style, and on editing for clarity and
conciseness.
Prerequisites: Completion of ENG 101 and PAR 110.
Note: This is a required course for all Paralegal Studies majors.
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of how their ideas apply to living today. Students in the course explore such issues
as: the meaning and purpose of life, the nature of religious belief, the justification of
moral values, and the meaning of human freedom.
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101.
General Education Electives: Humanities
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
requirement.
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profession. The student will apply rational standards for evaluation of ethical
dilemmas that arise in practice. The course will address standards for ethical, legal
and professional responsibility.
Prerequisite: Completion of DHY 200
General Education Electives: Humanities
phenomena. Extensive use is made of hands-on activities to aid in understanding the
relationship of the Earth to the sun, moon, and other planets, along with tides, time,
and eclipses. Emphasis is placed upon gaining insights into the size and scale of the
solar system, galaxy, and cosmos. Additional topics include stellar evolution,
dynamics of the Milky Way and other galaxies, the search for extraterrestrial life, and
cosmology. Nighttime sky viewing is included, with and without the telescope.
Prerequisite: MAT 060 or completion of Modules 1-7 in Preparation for College Math,
and eligibility for ENG 101 and ENG 060.
General Education Electives: Science
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is placed on understanding through problem solving. Topics include the metric
system, kinematics, Newton's laws, momentum, energy, power, rotation, buoyancy
and simple harmonic motion. 3 hours lecture/2 hours laboratory
Prerequisite: Placement above or successful completion of ENG 060, high school
trigonometry or eligibility for precalculus (MAT 182 or MAT 195).
General Education Electives: Science
Note: Technology/Lab fee - $100.
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