Course Descriptions - Legal Administration


Legal Administration		Course Descriptions Main Menu Degrees and Certificates Offered

LGL 110 : INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND THE LEGAL ASSISTANT

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by student’s individual placement.

Introduces various areas of law in which a legal assistant will be working. Includes study of the court system (Virginia and federal) as well as a brief overview of criminal law, torts, domestic relations, evidence, ethics, the role of the legal assistant, and other areas of interest. Lecture 3 hours per week.

LGL 116 : DOMESTIC RELATIONS AND CONSUMER LAW

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 or departmental approval.

Studies elements of a valid marriage, grounds for divorce and annulment, separation, defenses, custody, support, adoptions, and applicable tax consequences. Focuses on separation and pre-nuptial agreements, pleadings, and rules of procedure. May include specific federal and Virginia consumer laws. Lecture 3 hours per week.

LGL 125 : LEGAL RESEARCH

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 or departmental approval.

Provides an understanding of various components of a law library and emphasizes research skills through the use of digests, encyclopedias, reporter systems, codes, Shepards’s Citations, ALR, and other research tools. Lecture 3 hours per week.

LGL 216 : TRIAL PREPARATION AND DISCOVERY PRACTICE

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 or departmental approval.

Examines the trial process, including the preparation of a trial notebook, pretrial motions, and orders. May include preparation of interrogatories, depositions, and other discovery tools used in assembling evidence in preparation for the trial or an administrative hearing. Lecture 3 hours per week.

LGL 226 : REAL ESTATE ABSTRACTING

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 or departmental approval.

Reviews aspects of abstracting title to real estate, recordation of land transactions, liens, grantor-grantee indices, warranties, covenants, restrictions, and easements. Lecture 3 hours per week.

LGL 230 : LEGAL TRANSACTIONS

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): LGL 125 or departmental approval.

Presents an in-depth study of general contract law, including formation, breach, enforcement, and remedies. May include an overview of UCC sales, commercial paper, and collections. Lecture 3 hours per week.

LGL 297 : COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN LEGAL ADMINISTRATION

(1-5 credits) Prerequisite(s): LGL 110.

Supervised on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial, and service firms. Program is coordinated by the college’s Cooperative Education Office. Applicable to occupational-technical curricula at the discretion of the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.


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