Government Course(s)

Course Description: This course is a survey of national governmental/political processes, American democracy, the Constitution, political parties, the executive/congressional/judicial branches, and contemporary issues.

Course Description: Family law involves the formation and dissolution of domestic relations, including the law of marriage, annulment, separation and dissolution, maintenance, adoption, and custody and support of children. This course will study the differences between community and separate property, the classification of property, and the impact of such classifications. The role of the paralegal in family law practice and the significance of mediation of domestic issues will also be discussed.

Course Description: American courts, decisions, and problems of the twentieth century. Recent events are approached in a special seminar format.

Course Description: In this course we will study advanced and specialized research approaches to utilize the legal resources available in a law library, online, and elsewhere. The conceptual differences between computer-assisted legal research and hard copy research will be taught. You will also learn how to formulate WESTLAW search queries and how to effectively and efficiently use WESTLAW and other online services as timesaving devices in legal research and writing.