LEGL 240 INTRODUCTION TO LAW (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
The study of law, the legal profession and the court system. Emphasis
is on the roles and relationships of workers in the American legal system.
Some attention to administrative agency justice and to recent developments
in legal services, law-related management, and new technology. Recommended
for students considering work in law-related occupations. Transfer credit:
CSU.
LEGL 245 LEGAL OPERATIONS (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
This course is designed to expose students to the variety of law-related
job opportunities and many of the skills necessary to per-form those jobs,
such as legal analysis, terminology, interviewing, investigation, litigation,
law office management, and informal and formal advocacy before administrative
agencies. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 250 LEGAL RESEARCH (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
The course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of
major resources in the law library. Includes practice in finding and interpreting
case law, statutes and administrative regulations. Student is given experience
in using digests, loose-leaf services, citators, encyclopedias, treatises
and legal periodicals. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 252 PRINCIPLES OF CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
An in-depth study of case processing in civil and administrative matters.
An emphasis on the systems approach and origin-to-disposition studies
of typical civil and administrative matters. Especially helpful for students
enrolled in the courts option, the legal secretary, or legal assistant
programs. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 260 ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: LEGL 250.
Build legal research and writing skills by preparing a series of projects,
including documents for real cases. Students will polish writing skills
so that they can prepare professional high quality documents and effectively
communicate legal ideas. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 265 LABOR LAW AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
A survey course examining the role of labor in the American community.
Specific course content will include the history of the labor movement,
administration of labor unions, contemporary labor law, and an analysis
of the collective bargaining process. Scope is expanded to include public
sector labor relations as well as its traditional private sector counterpart.
Also listed as BUS. 264. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 266 PROBATES, ESTATES, AND TRUSTS (1 or 3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: One or more law related
courses completed or taken concurrently and eligibility for ENGL 836.
A study of the fundamental principles of the law of wills and trusts,
the administration of estates, and gift, inheritance and estate taxes.
Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 304 CONCEPTS OF CRIMINAL LAW (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
Historical development and philosophy of criminal law and constitutional
provisions. Special emphasis on legal definitions, the classifications
of crime and their application to the administration of justice system.
Study of case law, methodology, and concepts of law as a social force.
Also listed as ADMJ 104. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 305 JUDICIAL PROCESS IN CALIFORNIA (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
An overview of the federal court system, the California courts, and administrative
agency tribunals. Careful examination of roles and relationships of the
courthouse work group. Also listed as ADMJ 205. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 306 LEGAL ASPECTS OF EVIDENCE (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
Origin, development, philosophy and constitutional basis of evidence;
constitutional and procedural considerations affecting arrest, search
and seizure; kinds and degrees of evidence and rules governing admissibility;
judicial decisions and interpreting individual rights and case studies.
Also listed as ADMJ 106. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 320 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (3)
Three lecture hours per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
A course designed for introductory and in-service Administration of Justice
students to provide orientation to general and specific aspects of crimes
and detection. The course will also cover crime scene searches and suspect
apprehension. Also listed as ADMJ 120. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 443 LAW OFFICE PROCEDURES (1-3)
A total of sixteen lecture hours plus twenty-four lab hours by arrangement
per unit. Prerequisites: CAOT 214 and BUS 400, or equivalent skills.
Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.
Intensive training in procedures applicable to secretarial duties in law
offices. Emphasis on legal terminology, legal documents and correspondence,
dictation, and transcription. Also listed as BUS. 443. May be repeated
for credit up to a maximum of 4 units. Transfer credit: CSU.
LEGL 443 LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
A minimum of 48 lecture hours. Prerequisite: CAOT 214, or equivalent. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836 or ENGL 846, or equivalent.
Introduction to the fundamentals of law office administration, personnel management, and accounting operations. Designed to familiarize legal paraprofessionals (legal secretaries, paralegals, and law office clerks) with the practical inner workings of a law office, including an understanding of law office fundamentals. Law office management goes beyond analyzing mere productivity and includes being sensitive to ethical concerns and providing quality legal services to clients. Also listed as BUS 445. May be repeated once for credit. Transfer credit: CSU.
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