LEGAL RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND WRITING
PARLG5002A |
| (Course 09/16/08 - 11/25/08) |
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH THAT TEACHES BASIC METHODS OF LEGAL RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND WRITTEN SUPPORT THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION AND LIMITED USE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES.
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HUMAN RESOURCE LAW
PARLG5049A |
| (Course 09/17/08 - 12/03/08) |
THIS COURSE STUDIES THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS LAWS AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND THE WORK PLACE. TOPICS INCLUDE: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866; CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991; ADA; AGE AND SEX DISCRIMINATION; HARRASSMENT; PRIVACY RIGHTS; AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; LABOR STANDARDS ACT; PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS; UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION; WORKERS COMPENSATION; SAFETY LAWS; AND THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.
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ELDER LAW
PARLG5047A |
| (Course 09/18/08 - 12/04/08) |
THIS COURSE DEALS WITH THE APPLICATION OF TRADITIONAL LEGAL PLANNING TOOLS SUCH AS WILLS, TRUSTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, ETC., TO THE UNIQUE PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY. IT WILL ALSO COVER RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPTS TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY SUCH AS ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE, THE LIVING WILL, AND PLANNING FOR MENTAL INCAPACITY.
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AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
PARLG5080A |
| (Course 03/03/09 - 05/05/09) |
THIS COURSE WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL CONCEPTS CONTAINED IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, AS INTERPRETED BY THE SUPREME COURT, SUCH AS FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION, THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS. ALTHOUGH THE TOPICS FREQUENTLY INVOLVE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, THE GOAL OF THE COURSE IS NOT TO CONVERT STUDENTS TO A PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW, BUT RATHER TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO THE LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN THOSE ISSUES AND TO REVIEW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW ON SUCH TOPICS. SEVERAL SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE CLASS DISCUSSION AND GUEST SPEAKERS.
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WILLS,ESTATES, AND TRUSTS
PARLG5042A |
| (Course 03/12/09 - 05/21/09) |
THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ESTATE PLANNING AND WILL PREPARATION ARE CONSIDERED. EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON THE ADMINISTRATION AND PROBATION OF AN ESTATE, INCLUDING THE PREPARATION AND FILING OF FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS AND OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
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LEGAL DOCUMENTATION AND PRESENTATION
PARLG5040A |
| (Course 03/25/09 - 06/03/09) |
THIS COURSE EXAMINES THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF LEGAL RESEARCH IN THE PREPARATION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS, WITH EMPHASIS ON EFFECTIVE WRITING, TERMINOLOGY, AND FORMAT.
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CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
PARLG5060A |
| (Course 05/18/09 - 06/29/09) |
BASIC RULES, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS, LEGAL REASONING, DEFENSES, ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS AND PROPERTY, AND A REVIEW OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER OF SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW AS SET FORTH IN THE PENNSYLVANIA CRIMES CODE.
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CORPORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
PARLG5041A |
| (Course 05/19/09 - 07/07/09) |
VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF THE CORPORATE AND PARTNERSHIP FORM OF DOING BUSINESS ARE CONSIDERED, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS BEING PLACED UPON THEIR RELATIVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES, AND THE MECHANICS OF ORGANIZATION, OPERATION AND DISSOLUTION.
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