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LEGL

(LEGL) PARALEGAL STUDIES
Dan Lattimore, Ph.D. Dean
Room 218, John Willard Brister Hall
http://www.memphis.edu/univcoll/ugprograms/paralegal.php

LEGL 2400 - Legal Ethics (3)
Introduction to paralegal profession; organization of legal institutions; role of attorneys and paralegals in legal system; regulation, ethics, and professional responsibility. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1010.

LEGL 2410 - Intro to Law (3)
Introduction to American substantive and procedural law; origins and applications of legal theories and processes; case law analysis. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1010.

LEGL 2420 - Legal Research/Writing I (3)
Research methods using legal encyclopedias, annotations, form books, reporters, codes, regulations, digests, and citations; style of legal memorandum and uniform citation. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1020 and 3500.

LEGL 3410 - Contracts Commercial Law (3)
Survey of law affecting the formation, performance, and enforcement of contracts; the Uniform Commercial Code; consumer protection; debtor-creditor relations; and bankruptcy; emphasis on paralegal's role in contract and commercial cases. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and LEGL 3483.

LEGL 3420 - Torts (3)
Survey of state and federal law treating civil injury to persons or property; common law and statutory torts, worker's compensation, and insurance; emphasis on paralegal's role in preparing personal injury and compensation cases. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 3430 - Business Associations (3)
Legal aspects of formation and operation of proprietorships, agencies, partnerships, and corporations; emphasis on paralegal's role in drafting business documents and maintaining corporate records. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 3440 - Civil Procedure (3)
Application of Rules of Civil Procedure to civil litigation in federal and state courts; jurisdiction; pleadings; discovery requests; trial and appellate practices; judgments; emphasis on paralegal's role in civil litigation. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 3450 - Legal Research/Writing II (3)
Advanced study of legal research and writing methods; computerized legal research; format and style of trial memorandum and appellate brief. PREREQUISITE: 15 hours in LEGL paralegal courses including LEGL 2420.

LEGL 3481 - Family Law (3)
Substantive and procedural law affecting the family; marriage; procreation; divorce; child custody and support; emphasis on Tennessee law and paralegal's role in family cases. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 3482 - Labor Law (3)
Law affecting employment relations; NLRB and EEOC procedures; OSHA and ADA issues in the workplace; emphasis on paralegal's role in labor law cases. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 3483 - Computers in Law (3)
Detailed examination of practical, technical, and theoretical aspects of computer systems as applied in the modern law office; includes docket control, billing, communications, litigation support, and legal document production. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1010 and 1020. COREQUISITE: LEGL 2420. Course offered in online format only.

LEGL 3484 - Bankruptcy Practices (3)
Intensive study of substantive and procedural law of bankruptcy; emphasis on applications and processes used by the paralegal when assisting in bankruptcy cases. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 3485 - Real Estate Practices (3)
Substantive law of real property; acquisitions, characteristics, and transfer of interests in real estate; particular emphasis on the role of paralegals assisting real estate attorneys with realty transfers and closings in Shelby County, Tennessee. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 3486 - Criminal Law & Procedure (3)
Advanced approach to understanding substantive and procedural criminal law with emphasis on practical application; prima facie elements of substantive criminal offenses, defenses to specific crimes, constitutional limits on police and other governmental entities, probation and parole, and the juvenile justice system. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 3487 - Admin Law/Procedure (3)
Advanced approach to understanding substantive administrative law with in-depth analysis of Administrative Procedure Act; agency rulemaking, investigations, due process, informal action and discretion, formal adjudications, judicial review. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2400, 2410, and 2420 and 3483.

LEGL 4410 - Paralegal Internship (3)
Supervised work experience in appropriate legal setting; individual progress conferences arranged and evaluative reports developed. Students must have completed 90 earned credit hours. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2420, 3450 and approval of paralegal internship contract. (S/U)

LEGL 4450 - Legal Research Writing III (3)
Advanced legal research and writing involving development of offensive and defensive litigation strategies and preparation of state and federal trial court pleadings which utilize these strategies; survey of appellate process and preparation of appellant and appellee briefs. PREREQUISITE: LEGL 2420, 3450.