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LAW 193P Cooperative Paralegal Education (3)
1 hour lecture and 9 hours cooperative work experience per week
Prerequisite(s): Paralegal program major; LAW 101; LAW 102.
Recommended Preparation: Credit in or qualification for ENG 100 or ENG 160; LAW 146. It is highly recommended that the student be in the last semester of the Paralegal degree program.
LAW 193P is a cooperative education course involving an employer and the college that integrates classroom learning with supervised practical experience. This course allows the student to apply paralegal skills learned in Legal Education courses in an actual legal office. This course also offers career guidance, including the preparation of resumes, employment interviewing techniques and job hunting skills.
Upon successful completion of LAW 193P, the student should be able to:
- Obtain realistic work experience in a legal office to correlate with the skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom.
- Display characteristics necessary for success in the present legal environment-sense of responsibility, independent judgment, growth in maturity, and human relations.
- Identify the philosophy and objectives of cooperative education.
- Prepare a job description for the cooperative training assignment.
- Compare classroom learning with the work experience and evaluate its benefits.