LAW X435 - Civil Litigation and Procedures

Course Description

State and local rules, laws, procedures, and ethical considerations involved in litigating civil lawsuits. Topics include:

• Investigation and fact-gathering
• Parties, jurisdiction and venue
• Statutes of limitation
• Legal pleadings
• Rules, scope, and types of discovery
• Developing discovery plans
• Law and motion practice
• Laws and rules of evidence
• Trial setting, settlement conferences and alternatives to litigation including mediation and arbitration
• Pre-trial preparation

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Paralegal Studies : Required