Henry R. Cheeseman, JD, LLM
Thomas F. Goldman, JD
CONTENTS
Introduction
Model Syllabus (Large Edition)
Course Outline—One Semester (Large Edition)
Two-Quarter Course Outline (Large Edition)
One-Quarter Course Outline (Large Edition)
Model Syllabus (Brief Edition)
Semester Course Outline (Brief Edition)
One-Quarter Course Outline (Brief Edition)
PART I—THE PARALEGAL PROFESSION
Chapter 1—The Professional Paralegal
Chapter 2—Ethics, Regulation, and Professional Responsibility
Chapter 3—Careers in the Paralegal Profession
Chapter 4—Paralegal Workplace Skills
PART II—THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM
Chapter 5—The Constitution and Sources of American Law
Chapter 6—Judicial and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 7—Administrative Law and Government Regulation
Chapter 8—Civil Litigation
Chapter 9—Criminal Law and Process
Chapter 10—The Appellate Process
PART III—SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL TOPICS
Chapter 11—Torts and Strict Liability
Chapter 12—Contracts and Commercial Transactions
Chapter 13—Property and the Environment
Chapter 14—Agency and Employment Law
Chapter 15—Business Organizations
Chapter 16—Intellectual Property and Internet Law
Chapter 17—Family Law, Wills, and Estates
PART IV—PARALEGAL SKILLS
Chapter 18—Interviewing and Investigation Skills
Chapter 19—Traditional and Computer Legal Research
Chapter 20—Critical Legal Thinking and Writing
Chapter 21—The Internet, the Computer, and the Paralegal
Model Midterm Examination
Model Final Examination
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