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updated: 8/13/99
FALL 1999 SEMESTER (section
3522)
Meets: Thursdays, 7-10 PM - LRC (new library)
David C. Jordan, Esq. Attorney at Law (SBN # 69052)
Director-Paralegal Studies Program
Telephone: (Campus) 818/364-7720
Voicemail & Pager 818/546-7060
E-Mail: abogado@pacbell.net
Fax 818/845-8082 (home)
Monday-Thursdays 4:00 to 5:45 PM or by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Catalog: CSU 3 units. This course consists of
advanced legal drafting and writing, including research and special
projects. The student will draft a business letter, a demand
letter, a Personal Injury Demand for Settlement, Points &
Authorities in support of a Motion for Summary Judgmentand a Civil
Appellate Brief, along with post to discussion forums, and brief
a law case.
Law 17 introduces the student to advanced legal
drafting and writing, including research and special projects.
The student will also study and learn the essentials of legal
research, including the six steps to effectively research a legal
matter.
COURSE TEXT
There is no course text for this class.
All materials will be provided on the internet webpage for this
class at Law
17 Class.
COURSE
OJBECTIVES
1. The student will learn the to write by posting
to LUAE (Listen-understand-analyze-explain
legal hypotheticals), and by posting to RUAE
(Read-understand-analyze-explain legal hypotheticals)
2. The student will learn to "think critically" in law,
and in various legal areas and subject matter.
The assignments require the student
to prepare a busines letter, a case brief, a demand letter, a
more complex Personal Injury Settlement Demand Letter, Points
and Authorities for a Motion for Summary Judgment and a Civil
Appellate Brief.
3. The student will learn how to do legal
research.
4. The student will
improve his/her writing skills and legal
drafting/writing skills.
5. The student will improve
their study skills and will improve
how they study law.
GRADING & EVALUATION
The class will be composed of postings - 10 LUAE and 10
RUAE, along with 6 written projects.
Grades will be posted on the internet using microsoft excel. There
will be a column for each posting and written project. Grades
will be posted for each student under their last four numbers
of their social security number in order to preserve confidentiality.
The due date for each posting, project, and assignment, will be stated, verbally in class, by posting to the class bulletin board, or calendar, or by emailing through the Class Listbot. Students are required to join the Class Listbot at the beginning of the class. The student is held responsible and accountable for checking regularly the web "calendar", "bulletin board", "quizzes", "lecture notes" "assignments", and this "syllabus", since these are all subject to change, from time to time.
Note: Many students ask about the point grade. It is calculated by taking the total number of actual points earned to date, divided by the total amount of possible points to date and multiplying it by 100 to give a perenctage grade. At the upper left column, under "perfect student", SS#, the actual total possible points (to date) are listed for the use in calculating the students grade.
The "letter grade" scale is as follows.
A = 90-100 percent of total points
B = 80-90
C = 65-80
D = 55-65
F = Below 55
Attendance: It is essential that you attend class. It is not an optional requirement. You are allowed ONLY three (3) sick days, or absent days, and no more. Part of your grade will consist of your attendance record.
STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS & TESTS
1. LUAE's
2. RUAE's
3. FORMULISTIC DOCUMENTS
COMPUTER POLICY
This class frequently uses materials which are posted on
the world wide web. Students are encouraged to learn
computer skills, including word processing, and use of the
internet. No computer skills are required for this class. The
student will learn, and will be taught the necessary skills to
access materials for this class from the class webpage. The first
time student is encouraged to take
a tour of the web page, and then to test their knowledge of
our webpage by taking the
quiz on the tour of our webpage.
The primary web address (home page) for the Paralegal Program
is http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan,
and this class is located at http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/law17f99/
. The secondary site (only if the primary site is not work - which
is rare) is http://www.lamission.cc.ca.us/law.
All materials for this class may be printed from the web
site. If the student does not have access to a computer at home
or at work, the materials may be printed out (at $.10 -ten cents
per copy) in the Learning Resource Center. The student should
obtain print cards for $1 or $5 purchased on the 2nd Floor of
the Learning Resource Center, for from the Business Office during
regular business hours.
All quizzes, assignments, and postings may be submitted, in writing,
by the student, at the time and dates due. Students are not required
to purchase or own or use a computer for their assignments. The
use of the web site for the class is in conjunction with the lectures,
class attendance and participation, and is intended to supplement
the learning of the assignments, and to provide easier access
for students.
Students who experience any difficulties in grasping or learning
the materials should refer to the study
skills materials, and the Student's
Guide to Success.
It is the responsability of a student who wishes to "drop"
this class, to do so at admissions. However, before dropping the
class, the student is encouraged to discuss the problems being
encountered with Prof. Jordan to see the many ways these problems
can be resolved.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
.Here are some important dates to keep in mind: Fall
1999 Important Dates
*syllabus is subject to change. Please note revision dates ("last updated") above. Students are responsible for the most recent updated version of this syllabus. Prof. Jordan