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Feb 05, 2025
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025
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LAW 151 - Introduction to Paralegal Studies
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL 090 and RDG 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
Session Cycle: FW
The goal of the course is to provide a basic understanding of the U.S. legal system from a variety of perspectives, both civil and criminal. The course focus includes essential history and the working structure of the government, procedural issues in the courts, specific concepts of basic categories of law such as contract law and property, the distinctive characteristics of criminal law and procedure, and, the roles of various legal professionals and the effect of legal ethics on the practice of law. Also, the course will introduce legal terminology. It is intended that the course lay a solid foundation for those who intend to pursue advanced legal courses and to provide a functional appreciation for students of other disciplines with regard to the impact of the legal system on those disciplines.
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