Undergraduate - Herzing University

creditors; and notices and proofs of claim. The student will be introduced to the basic steps and documents involved in conducting the processesand the computer software commonly used by bankruptcy attorneys. Emphasis is placed on the role of the paralegal under the supervision of alicensed attorney. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: None.PL 225 Criminal LawThis course explores the basic concepts of both substantive and procedural criminal law. Topics include: the legal system and criminal law;the study of crimes against a person, property, habitation, and the public; the examination of factual, statutory, and constitutional defenses;and the constitutional aspects of criminal procedures including the pretrial, the trial, sentencing, and appeal processes. 3.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: PL 106 Legal Research.PL 235 Property Law and Intellectual Property LawThis course provides the basics of property law, real and personal, as well as tangible and intangible. The topic of real estate is presentedand includes sales, financing, zoning, and the legal acts that govern. Mortgages, liens, surveying, and servitudes are included in this study.The second half of the course covers intellectual property including trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. Topics also include theapplication, possession, protection, violation, and transfer of rights in intellectual property. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: PL 100 Introductionto Legal Assisting and PL 106 Legal Research.PL 246 Environmental Law and Administrative AgenciesThis course begins with exposure of the student to the topic of administrative law. The need for, function of, and importance of the administrativeagency in the government are outlined and explained. As paralegals are today allowed limited practice before these agencies, this courseis most important. Environmental law and the role of this vital administrative agency are then presented. Topics include: state and federalgovernment regulation of the environment as well as superfund sites; and pollution and all matters that affect air, ground, and water resources.3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: PL 100 Introduction to Legal Assisting and PL 106 Legal Research.PL 250 Legal WritingThis course allows the student to apply practical legal research skills to the drafting and preparation of typical documents that the paralegalwill be expected to prepare by their supervising attorney. Topics include: research memoranda; client correspondence, demand letters,appellate briefs, incorporation documents, and partnership agreements; wills, leaves, and promissory notes; and medical record summaries.3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: PL 106 Legal Research and EN 104 English Composition I.PL 294 Career InternshipThis is an elective course in the associate’s degree program that students take in their final semester. The career internship course is designedfor students interested in pursuing a career in legal studies. The outcome of the internship is an informed student fully apprised of theopportunities his/her degree program offers for professional growth. During the internship phase of training, the student will experiencevarious aspects of working in the actual field in which they have been educated. The internship is designed to provide the student with theopportunity to experience and participate in duties typical of a contemporary workplace setting. Student learning will center on observingexperienced personnel as well as participating in actual hands-on procedures under close supervision of trained professionals. 4.00 credithours. Prerequisites: Final semester, program GPA of 2.50, and PD 214 AS/AAS/BS/Diploma Internship Preparation.PL 300 Legal Office AdministrationThis course is a study of the administration of a private law firm from the perspective of a paralegal office manager. Topics include:supervision of paralegal personnel; managing timekeeping and billing systems; document control; client development; and case management.3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: PL 106 Legal Research and PL 180 Law Office Procedures.PL 425 Business OrganizationsThis course provides an overview of the nine most common ways of doing business in this country. Emphasis is placed on the corporate form,beginning with the formation of a corporation as well as the financial structure, corporate management, dividends, and termination of corporateexistence. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: BU 206 Business Law I, PL 100 Introduction to Legal Assisting, and PL 106 Legal Research.PL 450 Advanced Legal ResearchThis course is designed to build on the basic skills of the student in legal research and other information by using the computer. By searchingInternet resources and legal databases, the student performs exercises in researching topics in business, bankruptcy, taxes, trademarks,employment law, environmental law, and other topics. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: PL 100 Introduction to Legal Assisting, PL 106 LegalResearch, and PL 250 Legal Writing.446 Herzing UNIVERSITY undergraduate Catalog May 2012