- LGL 110 - Introduction to Law and the Legal Assistant
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Introduces various areas of law in which a legal assistant may be employed. Includes study of the court system (Virginia and federal) as well as a brief overview of criminal law, torts, domestic relations, evidence, ethics, the role of the legal assistant, and other areas of interest.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 115 - Real Estate Law for Legal Assistants
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Studies law of real property and gives in-depth survey of the more common types of real estate transactions and conveyances such as deeds, contracts, leases, and deeds of trust. Focuses on drafting these various instruments and studies the system of recording and search of public documents.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 116 - Domestic Relations and Consumer Law
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Studies elements of a valid marriage, grounds for divorce and annulment, separation, defenses, custody, support, adoptions, and applicable tax consequences. Focuses on separation and pre-nuptial agreements, pleadings, and rules of procedure. May include specific federal and Virginia consumer laws.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 117 - Family Law
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Studies elements of a valid marriage, grounds for divorce and annulment, separation, defenses, custody, support, adoptions, and applicable tax consequences. Includes property settlement, pre- and ante-nuptial agreements, pleadings, and rules of procedure. May include specific federal and Virginia consumer laws.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 125 - Legal Research
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Provides an understanding of various components of a law library, and emphasizes research skills through the use of digests, encyclopedias, reporter systems, codes, Shepards's Citations, ALR, and other research tools. May include overview of computer applications and writing projects.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 126 - Legal Writing
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Studies proper preparation of various legal documents, including legal memoranda, letters, and pleadings. Involves practical applications. May include case and appellate briefs. Prerequisite
ENG 111 or permission of instructor.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 127 - Legal Research and Writing
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Provides a basic understanding of legal research and the proper preparation of legal documents, including brief writing. Prerequisite
ENG 111 or permission of division.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 130 - Law Office Administration and Management
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Introduces management principles and systems applicable to law firms, including record keeping, disbursements, escrow accounts, billing, and purchasing. May include accounting methods and software packages applicable to law firms.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 195 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- LGL 196 - On-Site Training
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Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- LGL 200 - Ethics for the Legal Assistant
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Examines general principles of ethical conduct applicable to legal assistants. Includes the application of rules of ethics to the practicing legal assistant.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- LGL 210 - Virginia and Federal Procedure
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Examines the rules of procedure in the Virginia and federal court systems, including the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of Practice and Procedure in the District Court, Circuit Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court of Virginia.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 215 - Torts
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Studies fundamental principles of the law of torts. May include preparation and use of pleadings and other documents involved in the trial of a civil action. Emphasizes personal injury, products liability, and malpractice cases.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 216 - Trial Preparation and Discovery Practice
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Examines the trial process, including the preparation of a trial notebook, pretrial motions, and orders. May include preparation of interrogatories, depositions, and other discovery tools used in assembling evidence in preparation for the trial or an administrative hearing.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 218 - Criminal Law
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Focuses on major crimes, including their classification, elements of proof, intent, conspiracy, responsibility, parties, and defenses. Emphasizes Virginia law. May include general principles of applicable constitutional law and criminal procedure.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 219 - Basics of Litigation Support
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Provides a practical understanding and knowledge of litigation support services, including docket control, case management, document production and organization. Examines the use of privileged documents and various court clerks' offices. Focuses on multiple party case management.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 220 - Administrative Practice and Procedure
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Surveys applicable administrative laws, including the Privacy Act, the Administrative Process Act, and Freedom of Information Act. Studies practice and procedure involving the ABC Commission, State Corporation Commission, Division of Workers' Compensation, Social Security Administration, the Virginia Employment Commission and other administrative agencies.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 225 - Estate Planning and Probate
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Introduces various devices used to plan an estate, including wills, trust, joint ownership and insurance. Considers various plans in light of family situations and estate objectives. Focuses on practices involving administration of an estate including taxes and preparation of forms.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 226 - Real Estate Abstracting
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Reviews aspects of abstracting title to real estate, recordation of land transactions, liens, grantor-grantee indices, warranties, covenants, restrictions, and easements.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 235 - Legal Aspects of Business Organizations
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Studies fundamental principles of agency law and the formation of business organizations. Includes sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporation, limited liability companies, and other business entities. Reviews preparation of the documents necessary for the organization and operation of businesses.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- LGL 290 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- LGL 295 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
