Familiarizes students with the role of a paralegal in both the public and private sector. Other topics will include principles of jurisprudence and basic legal concepts and terminology.
Studies substantive criminal law, with emphasis on general principles of criminal culpability, such as the act requirement, the mens rea requirement, and causation. The course will also cover the law of attempted crimes, accomplice liability, and defenses. The elements of specific crimes, such as homicide, burglary, robbery, and larceny will be studied in depth.
Introduces the student to the fundamentals of criminal and tort law. The main emphasis is on all aspects of contract law including the agreement consideration, writing third-party rights, illegality, performance, and remedies. Also covered is agency law concerning all situations where one party is working for another in the business world. This course is highly recommended for pre-law students, CPA's, and paralegals.
A study of racial discrimination in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on relevant constitutional provisions, statutory provisions, and on United States Supreme Court cases.
Studies the law and its impact on the business world. Partnerships, limited partnerships, and joint ventures are studied at the outset of the course. The main emphasis is on elements of the corporate structure. The last part of the course deals with personal and real property with coverage of wills and trusts. This course is highly recommended for pre-law students, CPA's, and paralegals.
This course is recommended for the senior level student, especially those students studying for the CPA exam and for those students preparing for law school. The course deals exclusively with the Uniform Commercial Code, including sales, bills, notes, secured interests, and bulk sales.
Pre-Requisite: 41.262 Business Law
Introduces the body of international rules, customs, and regulations which are in force between nations. Specific legal issues involving a study of multinational, cultural, political, economic, and ethnic perspectives are addressed. Topics covered include human rights, war prevention, foreign policy, tort and criminal liability, business trade practices, and dispute settlement. Recommended at the senior level.
Examines the legal and administrative problems of protecting the quality of the human environment. Federal and state legislation on environmental policy is studied. Public interest litigation as a supplement to the enforcement of environmental law is discussed. Places emphasis on the law as a means of protecting the environment.
Examines contracts for the sale of real estate, deeds, title examinations, security for real estate transactions, methods and problems of co-ownership, zoning ordinances, brokerage contracts, leases and landlord and tenant rights and liabilities.
Explores the legal issues that arise in the sports and entertainment industry. In the amateur sport setting, the legal relationships between athletes, coaches, schools, and athletic associations are examined in depth. Contract law, federal labor, and antitrust regulations are reviewed to define the rights and responsibilities of the various participants in the professional sports arena.
Studies the critical family law issues facing society today. Subject matter examined includes the law of marriage, custody, adoption, divorce, child support, juveniles, right to die, fetal tissue transfer to prolong the life of another, reproduction control, and surrogate parenting. This course is taught from a legal and human values perspective.
Presents issues that particularly affect women. Topics include: sex discrimination, sexual harassment, marriage, divorce, reproductive control, surrogate motherhood, and custody.
Designed to introduce the student to the fundamentals of legal research and writing. The student will gain hands-on experience in legal research and in the reporting of such research in case briefs and memoranda. Emphasis will be placed on the case law and statutory law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Examines the practices and procedures involved in the litigation process. Topics include: legal research, courts and jurisdictions, evidence and discovery, pleadings, motions, depositions, trials and appeals, and federal rules of procedure.
Permits superior students to engage in specialized study.
Provides opportunity for small groups of advanced students to study selected topics.
The growth of the Internet has created two parallel universes each with its own set of rules and reality: real space and cyber space. Traditional notions about privacy, defamation, contracts, freedom of expression, pornography, stalking, jurisdiction and intellectual property are challenged by the latest cyberspace technology. Much of the debate about control, which leads to questions about rights and responsibilities, centers around who, if anyone, should design the architecture of cyberspace, i.e., the "code". These and other topical subjects serve as the focus on the study of legal issues in cyberspace.
Assigned fieldwork under the supervision and with the permission of the coordinator. This course is designed to broaden the educational experience of paralegal students by providing exposure to selected legal environments such as corporate legal departments, financial institutions, law firms, real estate departments, banks, and government agencies. This course is intended to provide a correlation of theoretical knowledge with practical experience in an area of particular interest to students.
