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May 09, 2024
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LEGAL 200 - Introduction to Law and the Legal Process: CD
5.0 Credits
Examines Washington and Federal courts; sources of law; civil and criminal procedures; legal reasoning; overview of Tort, Contract, Family, Criminal, and Tribal law; and ethics applicable to lawyers and paralegals. Prerequisite
Corequisite
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate how to read, analyze and brief a case.
- Summarize, from an overview, the civil and criminal litigation process.
- Differentiate the role of the lawyers and paralegals in delivering legal services and the ethical and professional practice standards applicable.
- Evaluate how to file cases in the American judicial system with state common law courts and the federal courts.
- Demonstrate good communication skills in a legal context.
- Explain basic legal terms, definitions and distinctions.
- Distinguish how law may or may not result in Justice, especially in regards the role law has played in the treatment of minority groups in America.
- Use the basic resources of a law library for research.
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