Legal Studies (AAS)
The 60 credit-hour program is designed to prepare men and women as technically qualified assistants to a lawyer. Under the supervision of a lawyer, the paralegal/legal assistant may perform such functions as legal research, investigation, detail work with regard to probate matters, preparation of tax forms and returns, searching public and court records, office management, library service, bookkeeping, serving and filing legal documents and preparing legal forms.
Courses
- ENG 101 — Composition I
- ENG 103 — Technical and Report Writing
- LEJ 101 — Introduction to Criminal Justice
- LEJ 201 — Criminal Law
- LEJ 202 — Criminal Procedures
- LGS 101 — Introduction to Legal Studies
- LGS 103 — Litigation
- LGS 105 — Family Law
- LGS 110 — Law Office Technology
- LGS 115 — Legal Research and Writing
- LGS 123 — Real Property Law
- LGS 201 — Tort Law
- LGS 205 — Contract Law
- LGS 206 — Environmental Law
- LGS 208 — Internship in Legal Studies
- LGS 210 — The Law of Business Organizations
- LGS 212 — Law Office Management
- LGS 215 — Today's Law Office
- LGS 216 — Ethics, Legal Writing and the Law Office
- LGS 221 — Bankruptcy Law
- LGS 222 — Intellectual Property
- LGS 224 — Commercial Real Estate Law
- LGS 225 — Immigration Law
- LGS 230 — Topics in Legal Studies
- MGT 150 — Business Math
- PSC 101 — American Politics and Government
- PSY 101 — Introduction to Psychology
- SOC 101 — Introduction to Sociology