Courses Taught at Mildred Elley School
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PL105 Introduction to Paralegal Studies and Litigation provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the role of paralegals in civil litigation, discussing the structure of state and federal court systems and focusing on developing pleadings, serving process, motion practice, discovery, depositions, and enforcing judgments. PL116 Business Law examines the US legal environment for business, covering the structure of the legal system, sources of law, agency, contracts, commercial contracts under the UCC, business organizations, and other current topics in the field.
Courses Taught at Mildred Elley School
- 1. Mildred Elley School PL105 Introduction to Paralegal Studies and Litigation This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to paralegal studies, focusing on the role and the scope of practice of the paralegal professional in civil litigation and practice. The structure and jurisdiction of all state courts and the federal court systems are discussed. This course also concentrates on the development of pleadings, service of process, motion practice, venue, statutes of limitations, provisional remedies, discovery, depositions, legal terminology, ethics, and the enforcement of judgments. PL116 Business Law This course examines the legal environment of business in the United States. Topics covered in this course include: structure of the US legal system; types and sources of law; law of agency; law of contracts; commercial contracts and UCC; forms of business organization; and other topics of current interest in the field.