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OVERALL GOALS OF ALL THE ESQUIRE COLLEGE LEGAL
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| In today's ever increasing competitive employment market, having
the "legal edge" can make the difference between being passed up for a
promotion or attaining that coveted new position. This can also make the
difference between getting that coveted job position or losing out to someone
else who has the right legal education. The United States, and indeed the
world, is increasingly becoming a system of laws giving those who understand,
for example, a legal statute, local ordinance or employment regulation, the
ability to make a tremendous difference to an employer who stands to loose
significantly when making business decisions in a vacuum; that is, without an
understanding of the law. With an Esquire College legal education, it is you
who will have the edge.
This program is a traditional On-Campus Paralegal Studies curricula offered at
the Esquire College campuses located in Pasadena and Anaheim, California. The
480 hour course can be completed in as little as four months. Courses are
taught by attorneys and legal professionals who bring into the class room what
they have learned in the court room, thereby providing the finest and most
practical program of its kind. Esquire College has been in the business of
educating Paralegals since 1994.
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| Diploma in Paralegal Studies Goals are: |
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To provide the student the most up
to date and practical paralegal education with an emphasis on the development
of legal research and writing skills;
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To familiarize students with the
preparation of pleading and judicial counsel forms for subjects such as family
law, bankruptcy and civil litigation. |
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To assimilate students into the legal
profession to assure a smooth transition into a new and successful career. |
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| A diploma program in paralegal studies will be awarded to
students who complete 480 hours of course work in paralegal classes as follows: |
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| The certificate program is awarded upon successful completion of
480 hours of course work described below: |
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Course Title
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| Probate |
40 |
| Contracts
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40 |
| Torts
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40 |
| Civil Procedure
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| Property
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40 |
| Legal Research and Writing
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80 |
| Family Law |
40 |
| Bankruptcy
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| Worker's Compensation
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40 |
| Criminal Law & Procedure
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40 |
| Introduction to Computers/WordPerfect
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40 |
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480 Hours
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LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
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A fundamental legal research and writing course, this
course introduces the student to legal research and writing which will enable
the student to use a law library effectively. Research methods are taught to
give students an understanding of the use of digests, council forms. students
will also be exposed to CD-ROM legal research, the newest development in legal
research. Case synthesis and briefing skills are developed. |
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TORTS |
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A review of the law concerning intentional torts,
negligence, strict liability, products liability, defamation, nuisance,
liability and defenses. |
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CONTRACTS |
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The law of contract principles including formation,
statues, defenses to formation, third parties rights, performance, breach,
remedies and damages.
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PROPERTY |
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This course previews the law relating to the various
types of real property interests and estates; the nature and scope of
easements; the means of transferring title; the rights and obligations of the
landlord and tenant, covenants regarding title and law of adverse possession. |
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PROBATE |
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A study of the California Law concerning wills, trusts
and testate succession; Esquire students will learn how to draft trusts,
codicils, wills and trust amendments. |
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FAMILY LAW |
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A survey of the law of family relations, including the
laws of marriage, annulment, dissolution and judicial separation, spousal and
child support, legitimacy of children, custody, adoption, the classification of
separate and community property estate and the preparation of family law
judicial forms. |
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BANKRUPTCY LAW |
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This course covers the substantive law of Bankruptcy
and its application, including voluntary and involuntary liquidations;
discharge of debates; exemptions, creditors claims, bankruptcy courts, officers
and trusts, reorganizations and bankruptcy plans and the preparation of forms
for use in filing with the bankruptcy courts. |
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CIVIL PROCEDURE |
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This course covers pleading and pre-trial motions and
the procedures involved in the drafting of complaints, answers, demurrers,
various motions and points and authorities. The course reviews pretrial
discovery and trial preparation under the California Code of Civil Procedure
and California Evidence Code. |
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CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE |
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This course is designed to provide the Paralegal with
a working knowledge of criminal law. The course provides a survey of all major
crimes and defenses, the investigative process and criminal procedure from
arrest through trial. |
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS / WORD PERFECT |
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This course provides the student with the basis to
work competently with WordPerfect software in the preparation of legal
pleadings and correspondence. |
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All students applying for admission into the on campus Certificate program must
submit to the office of admissions the following documents for admissions
evaluation: |
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A completed application for admission; and
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A high school diploma, transcripts demonstrating
completion of high school, or proof of passage of a high school equivalency
exam (GED). |
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