Publication Details

Paralegal Certificate Program 2
Price: $149.00
Business Focus: Law & Legal Careers
Instructor: Scott and LisaHatch
Course Code: pc2
Delivery Method: Instructor-led Online Course
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Course Overview:
This course provides an overview of common legal documents. You will prepare sample documents and learn to analyze legal problems.
Instructor Biography:
Scott Hatch has presented paralegal courses since 1980. He is listed in Who's Who in California, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, and has been named one of the Outstanding Young Men of America by the United States Jaycees. He was a contributing editor to The Judicial Profiler (McGraw-Hill and the Colorado Law Annotated (West/Lawyers Co-op)series, and editor of several award-winning publications. He is author of Paralegal Procedures and Practices, published by West Publishing, as well as books on mediation and legal investigation.

Lisa Zimmer Hatch, M.A., has been teaching legal certificate and standardized test preparation courses since 1987. She graduated with honors in English from the University of Puget Sound, and received her master's degree from California State University. She is co-author of numerous law and standardized test texts.
Course Syllabus:
Lesson 1 Syllabus Legal Analysis
Lesson 2 Syllabus Legal Analysis Practice
Lesson 2 Objective To understand and apply legal analysis
Lesson 3 Syllabus Types of Legal Documents
Lesson 3 Objective To learn how to analyze court opinions as well as enacted laws
Lesson 4 Syllabus Techniques of Drafting Documents
Lesson 4 Objective To learn about the basic types of legal documents that paralegals may be expected to prepare
Lesson 5 Syllabus Demand Letters
Lesson 5 Objective To become familiar with the format of common legal documents
Lesson 6 Syllabus Pleadings
Lesson 6 Objective To know how to prepare a demand letter
Lesson 7 Syllabus Motions and Orders
Lesson 7 Objective To understand the general format and structure of a complaint and answer
Lesson 8 Syllabus External Memoranda of Law
Lesson 8 Objective To know the purpose and content of a motion, a notice, and an order
Lesson 9 Syllabus Internal Memoranda of Law
Lesson 9 Objective To know the purpose and content of a motion, a notice, and an order
Lesson 10 Syllabus Preparation of an Internal Memorandum of Law
Lesson 10 Objective To learn the structure and purpose of the internal memorandum of law
Lesson 11 Syllabus Discovery Documents
Lesson 11 Objective To prepare an internal memorandum of law
Lesson 12 Syllabus Depositions
Lesson 12 Objective To understand what discovery is and when and why it is used