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Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/26/05 |
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LAS220 20056-99999 |
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Paralegal Internship Seminar |
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Coordinates on-the-job experiences with interpersonal relations, communications, time-management, and case- management skills. Provides opportunity to discuss problems encountered during internship. Prerequisites: LAS203 and LAS211 and (LAS204 or LAS212), and (BPC110 or permission of department chair or program director). Corequisites: LAS221AA or LAS221AB or LAS221AC. |
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Course Note: May be repeated for a total of two (2) credit hours. |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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LAS220
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Paralegal Internship
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Identify and write training objectives for the internship. (I) |
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Describe and implement interpersonal skills that will facilitate good working relationships with clients, co- workers, and supervisors. (II) |
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Develop viable written and oral communication skills that will promote concise, precise communication with clients, co- workers, and supervisors. (III) |
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Develop time-management skills that will enable students to efficiently deal with a variety of cases under time pressure. (IV) |
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Develop case-management skills that will guide the student in developing strategies to effectively organize case files. (V) |
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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LAS220
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Paralegal Internship
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I. Identification and writing of training objectives A. Developing realistic objectives B. Writing quantifiable objectives C. Preparing suitable objectives II. Development and implementation of interpersonal skills A. Coping with the difficult personality B. Obtaining the cooperation and respect of the legal secretary C. Working with and satisfying several different attorneys D. Developing assertive behavior E. Establishing your identity as a paralegal F. Evaluating interpersonal skills on the job III. Development of written and oral communication skills A. Writing an effective legal memorandum B. Conducting interviews with clients and witnesses C. Documenting within a law firm D. Evaluating written and oral communication skills on the job IV. Development of time-management skills A. Identification of effective time-management techniques B. Recognition and prioritization of tasks C. Utilization of commercial time-management D. Evaluation of time-management skills on the job |