Paralegal careers and skills presented in UCSC Extension's Certificate in Legal Assistantship.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1994--Courses toward a Certificate in Legal Assistantship as·sis·tant·ship n. An academic position that carries a stipend and usually involves part-time teaching or research, given to a qualified graduate student. are offered by UCSC UCSC University of California, Santa Cruz (since 1965; Santa Cruz, California) UCSC University of South Carolina UCSC University of Colombo School of Computing (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Extension in Monterey and Santa Cruz. The program emphasizes practical skills required of the paralegal including legal research, writing, and law office management in addition to substantive and procedural law procedural law Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). . Winter Quarter core course offerings are: Introduction to Law and the Legal System, an overview of the legal system and criminal justice system; Fundamentals of Legal Assistantship, an introduction to the role of the legal assistant, specialty career areas, ethics, the court system, investigation and trial preparation and law office administration; and Civil Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , an analysis of the vocabulary of civil litigation, preparation for civil cases, interviewing, drafting complaint and answer motions and settlements, and appeals. Electives offered starting in January are Estate Planning Estate Planning The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death. Notes: Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the Administration and Probate Law and Worker's' Compensation Law. UCSC Extension's certificate programs are sequential series of core courses and electives. Courses can be taken individually as well as part of the certificate program. Courses for the Certificate in Legal Assistantship meet in Monterey and Santa Cruz. For further information about enrollment, times, dates, and locations, call UCSC Extension at (408) 427-6620. CONTACT: UC Santa Cruz Extension Mary Brooks, 408/748-2188 |
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