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Important Legal Concepts Every Paralegal Should Know
Curriculum
6 Sections
23 Lessons
10 Weeks
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Chapter 4: “All Rise”: The American Judicial System
4
1.1
Everything Old Is New Again: The Importance of Legal Precedence
10 mins
1.2
Checks and Balances: Branches of U.S. Government
10 mins
1.3
Playing Fair: Levels of the U.S. Judicial System
10 mins
1.4
Judge and Jury: The U.S. Jury System
10 mins
Chapter 5: The Big Three: Categories of Law
3
2.1
Cutting Through the Red Tape: Administrative Law
10 mins
2.2
Eliminating Any Reasonable Doubt: The Nature of Criminal Law
10 mins
2.3
Maintaining Polite Society: Civil Law
10 mins
Chapter 6: Taking a Case to Trial: The Litigation Process
2
3.1
Constructing the Criminal Case
10 mins
3.2
Carrying Through a Civil Case
10 mins
Chapter 7: How It’s Done: Important Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence
4
4.1
Distinguishing Between Procedural Law and Substantive Law
10 mins
4.2
Following the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
10 mins
4.3
Sticking to State Procedural Rules
10 mins
4.4
Figuring Out Federal Rules of Evidence
10 mins
Chapter 8: Because I Said So: The Categories of Legal Authority
4
5.1
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Review of Stare Decisis
10 mins
5.2
Who’s the Boss? The Premises of Primary and Secondary Authority
10 mins
5.3
Applying the Law: Mandatory and Persuasive Authority
10 mins
5.4
Helpful But You Can’t Rely On It: Nonauthority
10 mins
Chapter 9: The Substantive Law Areas Most Commonly Practiced by Paralegals
6
6.1
Facing the Family: Domestic Law and Estate Planning
10 mins
6.2
Building the Boom and Blanketing the Bust: Corporate, Business, and Bankruptcy Law
10 mins
6.3
Managing Employment Issues: Labor Law
10 mins
6.4
Compensating for Pain and Suffering: Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
10 mins
6.5
Getting It in Writing: Entertainment and Real Estate Law
10 mins
6.6
Protecting Assets: Tax and Intellectual Property Law
10 mins
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