Class notes & materials!

ADVISEMENT & REGISTRATION STEPS & RESOURCES!!
  1. Email your faculty adviser for an appointment! Check the adviser list.
  2. Review the Law & Paralegal Studies Degree Checklist! (in College Catalog–go to pp. 188-189, plus LOTS of other useful info on pp. 186-192!)
  3. Review your record on DegreeWorks! (to see your progress toward your degree — here’s guidance for using it!)
  4. Plan your program!  What courses do you think you should take?
  5. Meet with your adviser!  Be on time!
  6. Check the Schedule of classes!  (to find out what classes are available next semester & where/when/how they take place)
  7. Register for classes! on CUNYfirst!  After Nov. 15. 
Other helpful advisement resources! COURT SYSTEM MATERIALS (charts, maps, etc.) — no need to print–you’ll get paper copies of most of these in class!! GENERAL COURSE RESOURCES DAILY CLASS NOTES & MATERIALS! Th. Aug. 26 (class 1): Course introductions! Tue. Aug. 31 (class 2): 1101-Paralegal roles & skills; 1103-What is civil procedure? Th. Sept. 2 (class 3) on Zoom due to Hurricane Ida! 1101-Paralegal roles & skills cont’d; 1103-Civil vs. criminal law; jurisdictional bases Tu. Sept. 7 NO CLASS Happy Rosh Hashanah! Th. Sept. 9 (class 4) 1101-Career opportunities-where paralegals work; 1103-Jurisdictional bases continued; parties & their claims Tu. Sept. 14 (classes 5) NO CLASS MEETING for us! 1103-take Quiz #1 on Blackboard anytime 10am-5pm; 1101-individual meetings this week instead! Th. Sept. 16: NO CLASSES for the whole college!  Observance of Yom Kippur Tu. Sept. 21 (classes 6): 1101-“Law in Culture” Review assignment; 1101/1103-Structure of the Courts, basics & NYS court system! Th. Sept. 23 (classes 7): Walking tour of the Brooklyn courts!  No materials. Tu. Sept. 28 (classes 8): NY & Federal Court systems continued Th. Sept. 30 (classes 9): Walking tour of the Manhattan courts!  No materials. Tu. Oct. 5 (classes 10): Follow-up on Federal Courts; 1101 Career Opportunities-Resumes & Cover Letters; 1103 Intro to CPLR! Th. Oct. 7 (classes 11): 1103 Causes of Action & Remedies; 1101 Peer review resumes; Peer Mentor Oliver on midterm exam prep!   Tu. Oct. 12 (classes 12): NO MEETING — 1101 quiz #2 on BB. Th. Oct. 14 (classes 13): 1101 Peer review resumes; 1103 quiz #2; both subjects midterm exam review!    Tu. & Th. Oct. 19 & 21 (classes 14 & 15): MIDTERM EXAMS! Tu. Oct. 26 (classes 16): 1103 Counter/cross-claims, joinder/consolidation; guest speakers Tiara & Kyle!     Th. Oct. 28 (classes 17): 1103 Long Arm Jurisdiction; guest speaker Tevin Williams!     Tu. Nov. 2 (classes 18): 1101 Workings of a law office;1103 Commencing the action; summons & pleadings!     Th. Nov. 4 (classes 19): 1101 Sources of law; 1103 Summons & pleadings continued, quiz #3! Tu. Nov. 9 (classes 20): 1101 Sources of law-constitutional rights, legal research & analysis; 1103 Summons & complaint assignment! Th. Nov. 11 (classes 21): 1101 Ethics, quiz # 3 (workings of a law office, sources of law, legal research & analysis); advisement and registration procedures with Peer Mentor Oliver!  Tu. Nov. 16 (classes 22): 1101 Ethics cont’d, 1103 Proprietor v. Consumer papers, including venue!   Th. Nov. 18 (classes 23): 1101 (Un)ethics–UPL; 1103 Proprietor v. Consumer papers continued: the complaint!     Tu. Nov. 23 (classes 24): 1103 Proprietor v. Consumer – peer review draft complaints; 1101 court observation – visit to Appellate Division Second Department! Th. Nov. 25 – HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Tu. Nov. 30 (classes 25): NO class meeting — individual meetings on summons & complaints this week instead! Th. Dec. 2 (classes 26): 1103 Statutes of Limitations; 1101 Legal Writing, including Demand Letter assignment! Tu. Dec. 7 (classes 27): 1103 putting “bluebacks” on summons & complaints; 1101 quiz 4, peer review demand letters! Th. Dec. 9 (classes 28): 1103 quiz 4; final exam review for both classes!!   Tu. Dec. 14 (classes 29): BOTH final exams!!  In class!! Th. Dec. 16 (classes 30): Course wrap-up!!  In Namm 622!  Enjoy the break!!