This required survey course is the initial course in a program designed to train the student for employment as a paralegal. The student is given basic knowledge of the role of a paralegal in the community, career opportunities, legal ethics, legal analysis, including case briefing, introduction to the law library and exposure to various substantive and procedural areas of the law.

This course, required for the Paralegal major or certificate, provides an overview of the law and legal terminology.

This course covers the practical applications of real estate law to help avoid legal difficulties arising from real estate transactions, instruments, zoning, and planning. This course will also satisfy course requirement of the California Real Estate salesperson or Brokers examination.

This course covers both California and federal concepts of civil procedure. Students complete legal documents necessary for a civil lawsuit using computerized judicial council forms and other legal software.

This course expands upon the basic concepts of civil procedure. Students draft complicated civil pleadings, discovery devices, writs, and the legal documents necessary to enforce a money judgment.

This required course for paralegal majors covers the tools for researching both federal and California law. Students use both print and computerized sources to write legal memoranda and points and authorities.

This course assists students in making the transition from the classroom to the law office. The course covers client interviewing, paralegal investigative skills, ethical principles, and job search skills. This course should be taken in the last semester of the paralegal program.

This is an elective course in the paralegal major designed to familiarize the student with California law as it relates to dissolution of marriage.