LEI 212 - Ethics and Paralegalism (W)

3 Credit(s)

Required course for bachelor’s and associate’s degrees; general legal certificate; legal certificate programs with concentrations in corporate law, criminal law, estate administration, inttellectual property, litigation, and real estate.
An introduction to legal studies and the fundamentals of legalism with a comprehensive survey of professional responsibility issues for legal assistants, including the study of the American Bar Association’s Model Code and Model Rules of Professional Responsibility and various professional legal associations’ codes of ethics. Students explore licensing and regulating issues. This is a legal specialty course. This is a writing enriched course. Students must attain a minimum grade of C for this class.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law.