Covers employment and labor law, cases, and policy. Includes employment discrimination along with labor relations statues exploring the link between employment discrimination and traditional labor relations law. Presents tools necessary to formulate and write policy for profit and non-profit organizations. Includes lecture, class discussions, case studies, a service learning project, and guest speakers. Lab access fee of $32 for computers applies.

Provides instruction in theory and practice of tort and injury law. Successful completers should know and use legal vocabulary and demonstrate an understanding of tort and injury law. Lab access fee of $32 course for computers applies.

Covers management principles applicable in modern law practice from solo practice to large mega firms. Provides students with parameters and policies of the business of law to understand why law firms conduct business differently from other industries. Introduces students to administrative and substantive functions and procedures common to a law office that make the student's transition into legal employment easier. Encourages ethical considerations and acquisition of skills required by law firms that use efficient systems and procedures.

Acquaints students with Certified Legal Assistant exam prerequisite and preparation strategies. Reviews all required sections of the exam which include legal terminology, communications, legal ethics, judgment and analytical ability, legal research, human relations and interviewing techniques, and general law. Also covers some elective law portions of the exam which might include administrative law, bankruptcy law, business organizations, contract law, criminal law, estate planning and probate, family law, litigation, real estate law. Successful completers should be prepared to sit for the CLA Exam.

Examines contemporary issues in business law, with an emphasis in e-commerce and business in a digital environment. Studies secured transactions, business associations, investor protection, consumer protection and government regulation in an increasingly global and interconnected business environment. Recommended for students interested in graduate school, especially in law or business.

Prepares students to perform at an advanced level in the mediation process. Builds on the fundamentals learned in the basic course, improves knowledge, and sharpens practical skills and effectiveness as a mediator. Uses an interactive-workshop format that blends theory with simulated class role-play.

Covers collection of debts and the discharge of certain financial obligations in bankruptcy, including Chapter 7, 11, and 13 filings. Utilizes lecture and practical experience in the preparation of collection and bankruptcy documents. Teaches basic collections, bankruptcy law, drafting collections, bankruptcy pleadings, and schedules. Lab access fee of $32 for computers applies.

Examines purpose and methods of estate planning, emphasizing the drafting of simple wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents. Covers testamentary and non-testamentary disposition of property, taxation, intestate succession, medical directives, power of attorney and probate and estate administration processes. Lab access fee of $32 for computers applies.

Provides a functional approach to the Law of Contracts. Teaches contract problems and defenses through case study method. Lab access fee of $32 for computers applies.

Examines the emergence of International Law as a reflection of changing social, cultural, religious perspectives in an increasingly global community. Studies the global relationships between states, businesses, and individuals, and the resolution of disputes on an international level, including special problems in international crime, jurisdiction, courts, contracts and trade, intellectual property, and other current issues.

Examines the relationships between individual liberty and the government, including the separation of powers, federalism and limits on the government's ability to restrict individual freedom. Studies the Bill of Rights, with emphasis on the first, fourth, and fourteenth amendments, and their practical effect in civil and criminal cases.

Prepares students to understand and participate knowledgeably and effectively in the process of domestic mediation. Improves conceptual knowledge about and understanding of the domestic mediation process as well as improving practical negotiation and mediation skills. Utilizes a highly interactive workshop format that blends theory with practice.

Examines current issues in international and comparative business law, including environmental protections, multinational enterprises, foreign investment, banking, labor, financing and taxation. Studies how culture, values, religion, and other factors affect law in a global business context. Recommended for students graduate work, especially in business or law. Fulfills Global/Intercultural Requirement.

A capstone course for the Bachelor's Degree in Legal Studies. Provides integration of all functional paralegal skills via mock trials. Requires the student to write a legal memorandum analyzing a particular case and to present a legal issue to the class.

Studies the process of researching and writing for scholarly publication. Includes understanding the concepts of scholarly conversation, managing scholarship, choosing a topic, identifying appropriate journals, using exemplars, creating a title and abstract, making an outline, developing an introduction and conclusion, writing the body of the paper, and then revising, submitting, and finally publishing in a scholarly journal. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation.

Examines contemporary issues in business law, with an emphasis in e-commerce and business in a digital environment. Studies secured transactions, business associations, investor protection, consumer protection and government regulation in an increasingly global and interconnected business environment. Recommended for business executives and managers.