Program Description/Purpose: Designed to provide an individual with a sufficient level of knowledge, understanding and proficiency to perform the tasks in meeting client needs which can be performed by a trained, non-lawyer assistant working under the direction and supervision of a licensed attorney.
Occupational Outcomes: The occupational objectives include employment in public and private organizations agencies as a legal assistant, paralegal or legal research assistant.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will effectively identify elements of a tort based on a factual scenario.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to accurately complete a Virginia child support guideline worksheet in accordance with Virginia statutory guidelines.
- Students will legally analyze fact patterns utilizing IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion).
Courses are displayed under the semester in which they are regularly offered and are recommended to be taken in this sequence to ensure timely graduation. It is possible that a course shown in a particular semester may not be offered due to low enrollment or other factors.
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