Legal Studies

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CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN PARALEGAL STUDIES
(31 UNITS)

SUMMER SESSION #1 (4 units)

ENGL R101
College Composition
(Required as a prerequisite to take Law Courses.)

FALL SEMESTER (12 units)

LAW R101
Paralegal Fundamentals		BUS R111
Business Law
LAW R103
Communications and Case Management		LAW R104
Legal Research and Writing I

SPRING SEMESTER (13 - 16 units)

LAW R102
Intro to Legal Technology

LAW R105
Legal Research and
Writing II

LAW R130
Paralegal Seminar

LAW R110
Criminal Law
and Procedure
LAW R115
Civil Procedure and Litigation		*Option to add another 
elective or work experience

SUMMER SESSION #1 (3-6 units)

*CHOOSE TWO:

LAW R190
Occupational Cooperative Unpaid Work Experience (Optional)
 

LAW R191
Occupational Cooperative Paid Work Experience

*One elective needed if an elective taken in Spring 2023

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR LEGAL SECRETARY
(15 UNITS)

SUMMER SESSION #2

ENGL R101
College Composition
(Required as a prerequisite to take Law Courses.)

FALL SEMESTER

FIRST SESSION:

LAW R101
Paralegal Fundamentals

FIRST SESSION:

BUS R111
Business Law

SECOND SESSION:

LAW R103
Communications and Case Management

 

SPRING SEMESTER

SECOND SESSION:

LAW R102
Introduction to Legal Technology

FULL SEMESTER:

LAW R104
Legal Research
and Writing I