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An outline of the legl-132 course offered at raritan valley community college, focusing on legal ethics and professional responsibility for paralegals. The course covers various topics such as regulation of attorneys and paralegals, unauthorized practice of law, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, advertising and solicitation, fees and clients funds, competence and malpractice, and zealous representation. Students will learn to identify and analyze ethical problems, assess ethical dilemmas, and apply the rules of ethics to make informed judgments. The course employs various teaching methods including lectures, discussions, computer-assisted legal research, and case studies.
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I. Basic Course Information
A. Course Title and Number: LEGL-132 Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility
B. Date of Revision: May 2006
C. Sponsoring Department: Business & Public Service
D. Semester Credit Hours: 3
E. Weekly Contact Hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
F. Prerequisites: None
G. Laboratory Fees: None
II. Catalog Description
This legal specialty course introduces the student to the types of ethical situations and dilemmas they may encounter in the legal workforce. Students will learn applicable disciplinary rules for both the lawyer and the paralegal, in order to understand how to function responsibly as a legal professional. The content and course work is geared not only to the paralegal student, but also to the practicing paralegal and other legal professionals.
III. Statement of Course Need
Reliance on paralegals to handle many aspects of law office and litigation procedures is widespread among practicing lawyers and among institutions that employ persons with paralegal training. Therefore, this course is designed to provide students with an understanding of basic ethical principles that govern all legal professionals, as well as the ability to translate these rules into the concrete skills needed to function ethically in a legal setting. The successful student will come away with knowledge that is not only valued by a wide variety of potential employers, but also required by NJ State rules and American Bar Association accreditation as an essential part of a paralegal's professional education.
IV. Place of Course in College Curriculum
A.
B. Course transferability; this course will transfer to any school with a Paralegal Studies four year degree, which includes Montclair, Thomas Edison, and St. Elizabeth College in New Jersey. It will also transfer to any four year institution offering an ABA approved paralegal program of study.
V. Outline of Course Content
A. Introduction
B. Unauthorized Practice of Law (6 hours)
C. Confidentiality
VI. Educational Goals and Learning Outcomes
A. Education Goals
Students will:
B. Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
VII. Modes of Teaching and Learning
This course will employ the following methods of teaching:
VIII. Papers, Examinations, and other Assessment Instruments
This course will employ the following methods of assessment:
IX. Grade Determinants
Written exams, assigned case studies, class participation and attendance, and group discussions and presentations will be used to assess the students according to the general education goals and learning outcomes listed above.
X. Suggested Materials .
XI. Resources
The course will require the use of a CATT room.