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Law training courses and schools
General law and legal issues

School: James Madison University School of Media Arts & Design
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Mass Communication Law
Course Format: Classroom
Principles and case studies in communication law, constitutional guarantees, libel, privacy, contempt, copyright and governmental regulatory agencies. Emphasis on recent cases and their effects on mass communication.
 

New Media Law
Course Format: Classroom
An in-depth investigation of business and legal aspects of new media production, publication and distribution. Examination of legal issues affecting the new media industry including: intellectual property laws, torts, contracts and licensing. Discussion of current policies and practices affecting new media development and review of pertinent legal reference materials.
 

School: Globe University and Minnesota School of Business
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Health Care Law and Ethics
Course Format: Classroom
This is an introduction to legal and ethical principles associated with the U.S. health care system. Topics include the legal system, licensure and accreditation, consent, legal reporting obligations, medical documents, torts, business law, sexual harassment and bioethics.
 

Legal Information Management
Course Format: Classroom
This course examines ways to handle legal information and research in today’s dynamic business environment. Students will investigate how information technology (IT) has impacted legal research systems and accessibility to legal information followed by a review of contemporary management theories, practices, and IT systems/tools that influence the flow of legal information. Emphasis areas ...
 

Litigation
Course Format: Classroom
This course expands on topics introduced in Litigation I. Students apply what they have learned about the civil litigation process, exploring strategy and mechanics of civil procedure in depth. Topics include motions, discovery, trial and appellate procedures. The instructor-facilitator acts as a supervising attorney, guiding students as they apply critical thinking and analytical skills in com...
 

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Course Format: Classroom
This course covers alternatives to litigation for resolution of disputes. Students analyze negotiation, mediation and arbitration; identifying participants, ultimate decision-making authorities, best alternatives given the circumstances of particular disputes and the role that the paralegal plays in the process.
 

Corporate Business Structures
Course Format: Classroom
This course covers the law of creation and dissolution of sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, and limited liability companies and corporations, including the rights, responsibilities and relationships created by each structure. Students learn to prepare documents related to formation, conversion and dissolution of each structure. Internet use is required.
 

Probate Practice
Course Format: Classroom
Students learn law relating to several types of ownership of property, testate and intestate succession, estate distribution and requirements for creating a valid will and a simple trust with minor beneficiaries. The course emphasizes probate process and estate administration, including preparation of wills, trusts and petitions for informal administration of estates.
 

Law Office Management
Course Format: Classroom
This practical course addresses management of a law office. Topics include management concepts and techniques used by the legal community in the practice of law; responsibilities of the paralegal; and rules and laws governing ethical conduct of lawyers and non-lawyers.
 

Family Law
Course Format: Classroom
This course examines substantive and procedural family law. The course explores the paralegal’s role in preparing antenuptial, separation and custody agreements; gathering information and drafting documents relating to divorce, annulment, property settlement, and custody proceedings; and the judicial enforcement of such agreements and decrees.
 

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