Paralegal Studies and Litigation Technologies

This course presents the role of paralegals in the legal system, introduces paralegal skills, and explores career opportunities. It highlights the ethical and professional guidelines that govern the paralegal field. It also introduces the sources of law, an overview of courts, and alternative dispute resolution systems.

This course presents the role of paralegals in the civil litigation process including alternative dispute resolution. It gives students instruction on basic legal research and writing, drafting documents and pleadings, and electronic filing.

This course provides the paralegal student with an introduction to the types and functions of technology in the legal field, providing them with knowledge of and access to commonly used software.

This course expands the skills of the paralegal student in performing legal research and writing, emphasizing case briefing and legal analysis. It provides students with experience using research tools and search engines available in the legal field.

This course provides a basic understanding of personal injury, wrongful death, professional malpractice, and civil rights litigation. Students develop skills in applying law to fact patterns as well as utilizing rules of state and federal civil procedure.

This course explores the procedures associated with e-discovery. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and electronically stored information (ESI) fundamentals and the opportunity to build practical e-discovery paralegal skills. Topics include the pre-trial litigation process and the forms and phases of general discovery.

This course focuses on the paralegal's role in a family law practice and the opportunity to develop practical skills for family law practice paralegals. Topics include fundamental concepts of family law, including jurisdictional issues, paternity issues, adoption, formal and informal marriages, divorce, annulment, marital property, and the parent-child relationship with emphasis on the paralegal's role.

This course provides students with an understanding of the nature, formation, and regulation of business organizations. Students will also gain an understanding of contractual relationships, applicable laws, and remedies.

This course involves the study of both substantive and procedural criminal law, the different stages of the criminal process from the prospect of both prosecution and defense. Topics include the classifications and elements of state and federal crimes, constitutional civil rights, procedural and evidentiary rules, criminal trial litigation preparation.

This course provides additional practice and application in legal research and writing. Students will be expected to complete legal writing assignments utilizing more advanced legal analysis skills and based on state-specific laws.

This class will help students develop a comprehensive understanding of the early phases of the EDRM (Information Governance through Processing). Students will focus on the communication skills and paperwork needed to keep necessary parties informed. This class is designed to help students begin to manage e-discovery projects for a law firm.

This class provides students an opportunity to develop and practice skills relating to the latter stages of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) framework using the E-Discovery Lab for Software, Simulation, and Applications (ELSSA).

A practical demonstration of ability to apply professional and ethical guidelines, ability to use Microsoft Office, ability to draft key legal documents as well as to perform a conflict of interest.

A practical demonstration of ability to perform relevant e-discovery tasks in a simulated environment using relevant e-discovery software, including but not limited to rules of evidence as related to electronically stored data.

This course provides an opportunity for students to explore current events in the industry. Topics include issues, trends, legislation, and ethics within the student's chosen field.

This course provides an introduction to management skills needed to effectively supervise and communicate with others. Leadership skills relevant in the legal environment will be emphasized.

This course is a survey of key entrepreneurship concepts and general business strategies for success as an independent contractor or small business owner. Students will be encouraged to research state-specific industry requirements for working independently within their field.

The course provides instruction and application on using research resources (electronic and physical) to draft legal writings including legal memoranda and appellate briefs. Emphasis will be placed on research efficiency using effective search strategies and writing in both objective and persuasive ways.

This course covers the paralegal role in consumer and business bankruptcy proceedings as well as in commercial litigation.

This course provides students with an understanding of property law including real estate property, wills, estates, and probate. The course focuses students on the practical skills needed to prepare and file related court documents. The handling of probate litigation and will contests from the perspective of the paralegal is also emphasized.

This course focuses on essential productivity applications. Students will explore tools and methods essential to modern paralegal tasks and will learn the importance of databases to E-Discovery applications. Topics include data analysis, indexing, and database structures.

This course is designed to develop advanced skills in utilities and applications used in the litigation support and legal industry. Students in this class will use software applications in Bryan University's E-Discovery Lab for Software, Simulation, and Applications (ELSSA).

This course will introduce students to analytics technologies designed to make document review and analysis more efficient. Students will gain experience with data analytics tools and gain a general understanding of technology assisted review or predictive coding, and the tools and processes associated with machine learning and the auto- categorization of documents.

This course is designed to provide students with practical experience in preparing detailed pleadings, pre-trial motions, and discovery requests in addition to deposition preparation. The role of the paralegal in alternative dispute resolution is also explored. This class will provide an opportunity for students to develop advanced skills relating to trial preparation and presentation in the electronic courtroom. Students in this class will use software applications in Bryan University's E-Discovery Lab for Software, Simulation, and Applications (ELSSA).

This course assists students with preparation for industry-standard certifications. The course includes drills that help prepare students for the format and content of the certification exams.

Students will learn the fundamental principles of traditional project management and how to apply these principles to the management of an e-discovery project. Students will work within a process framework using methodology to effectively manage the scope, time, and cost of an electronic discovery project.

A practical demonstration of proficiency in legal office management software as well as the ability to perform witness, exhibit and attorney preparations for trial.

A course covering the information and skills needed to succeed in academic studies, including study skills, setting academic goals, managing time, and technology skills such as word processing and presentations.

A course covering the foundational concepts related to human behavior. Topics include the human mind, human behavior, and important experiments and research in the field of psychology.

This course begins with a review of real numbers and algebraic expressions before covering algebra topics including linear equations and inequalities, lines and functions, systems, exponents, polynomials, and factoring.

This course provides foundational topics related to logic and critical thinking including, informal logic, formal logic, and fallacies.

This course covers written communication skills with an emphasis on understanding the writing process, analyzing readings, and practicing writing for personal and professional applications.

A course building on lessons learned in English Composition I. In addition to reviewing the writing process, topics include research techniques, citation techniques, documentation formats, and critical analysis of written topics.

This course covers popular culture and the relationship between culture, the individual, and society. Focus is placed on viewing everyday life and concepts through different lenses.

The concept of money is powerful, and it has evolved into an essential tool of the global economy. This course focuses on the relationship between money and economics. Topics include basic macroeconomic and microeconomic principles such as unemployment, inflation, business cycles, and emerging forms of money.

A course focused on the principles, institutions, and politics of the United States national government. Topics covered include the U.S. Constitution, congress, elections, public opinion, and news media.

A course covering the history of environmental concerns and how species interact with their environment. Topics include environmental history, sustainability, ecosystems, and human population change.

A course covering concepts essential to the comprehension, analysis, and creation of arguments, including induction, deduction, informal fallacies, Aristotelian and symbolic logic, modes of persuasion, perspective and bias, language and meaning. Studies culminate in the development of reasonable strategies for belief formation.

This course explores key societal and cultural aspects of technology. Topics include value issues raised by technology and how technology shapes and is shaped by society.

This course introduces the concepts and theories of interpersonal communication. Students will explore the process and functions of communication, developing relationships, communication strategies and skills, and interpersonal language skills, including conflict management.