LEID 127 - File Management and E-Filing for the Paralegal

3 Credit(s)

Elective course for the bachelor’s and associate’s degrees.
Students are given various case files, including correspondence, pleadings, discovery (i.e., interrogatories, requests for production, deposition notices, etc.), deposition transcripts, attorney notes, research, and other typical documents that may be found in a real-life case file. Class discussion deals with how to (1) properly organize a case file, (2) digest depositions, (3) prepare pleading and discovery binders, and (4) preparation of tickler and calendar system. Each student will turn in a completely organized case file at the end of the semester. This class is intended to give students practical experience in file management. This class has no exams but requires multiple projects. This is a legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law, Legal Research I, and Civil Practice.