GENERAL COURSE RESOURCES!
- Course syllabus!
- College Calendar for the semester! Important dates & deadlines!
- ZOOM LINK! for meetings and office hours: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81380874817 (Meeting ID 813 8087 4817)
- Academic Integrity policies! City Tech and CUNY
- “How to Post and Reply” instructions!
QUIZ & EXAM ANSWER KEYS!
- Quiz 1: Paralegal roles & skills, career opportunities! (chs. 1 & 2)
- Quiz 2: Court systems! (ch. 6)
- Midterm exam!
- Quiz 3: Legal ethics, sources of law! (chs. 4-5)
- Quiz 4: Legal research & analysis, and legal writing! (chs. 7 & 9)
COURT SYSTEM MATERIALS!! (charts, maps, etc.)
- Federal court system charts: C&W chart and color chart
- Federal court system map of districts and circuits
- New York court system chart (C&W)
- List of NY counties & appellate division departments (C&W)
- New York court system map of counties and departments
- “Introductory Guide to NYS Courts” (handy government publication that briefly explains all the courts)
ADVISEMENT & REGISTRATION STEPS & RESOURCES!!
- Check your City Tech email for a message identifying the first day you can register!
- Email your faculty adviser for an appointment! Check CUNYfirst, or adviser list to be posted here soon.
- Review the Statement of Requirements for a degree in our program, and related information in our College Catalog!
- Review your record on DegreeWorks! (to see your progress toward your degree — here’s guidance for using it!)
- Plan your program! What courses do you want to take?
- Meet with your adviser! Arrive on time!
- Check the Schedule of classes! (to find out what classes are available next semester & where/when/how they take place)
- Check out this website for helpful general information: City Tech’s STAR Unit! (Scheduling, Testing, Advisement & Registration)
- Register for classes on CUNYfirst!
DAILY CLASS NOTES & MATERIALS!
Th Jan 26 (class 1): Course introduction!
- Today’s class notes!
- Course syllabus!
- College Academic Calendar! (important dates & deadlines for the whole semester!)
Tu Jan 31 (class 2): Finish reviewing syllabus; paralegal roles & skills; campus tour!
Th Feb 2 (class 3): CANCELLED! I was sick. 🙁
Tu Feb 7 (class 4): NO CLASS MEETING! Individual meetings instead, as individually scheduled.
Th Feb 9 (class 5): OpenLab, “Law in Culture” assignment, Where do you want to work? assignment (law office post)
- Today’s class notes!
- Instructions for how to join & post on OpenLab!
- “Law in Culture Review” assignment!
- “Where do you want to work?” assignment!
Tu Feb 14 (class 6): Paralegal roles & skills (finishing up); career opportunities: resume & cover letter assignment!
- Today’s class notes!
- Resume & cover letter assignment!
- Sample student resumes: C Kent, K Peters, Y Suarez, S Student
Th Feb 16 (class 7): Quiz #1; peer review resumes!
- Today’s class notes!
- Quiz #1 answer key!
- Former students’ sample resumes: C Kent, K Peters, Y Suarez, S Student
Th Feb 23 (class 8): How to write a cover letter to a potential employer!
- Today’s class notes!
- Sample student cover letters: B Wayne, D Prince, E Eggwhite, Y Suarez
Tu Feb 28 (class 9): Peer review cover letters!
- Today’s class notes!
- Helpful guidance:“How to Write a Cover Letter…” (NYT) & “Resume Do’s & Don’ts” (LinkedIn)
Th Mar 2 (class 10): Court systems!
- Today’s class notes!
- Generic court structure chart! (explaining 3 tiers)
- Federal court system charts: C&W chart and color chart!
- Federal court system map of districts and circuits!
Tu Mar 7 (class 11): Court systems continued!
- Today’s class notes!
- Generic court structure chart! (explaining 3 tiers)
- Federal court system charts: C&W chart and color chart!
- Federal court system map of districts and circuits!
Th Mar 9 (class 12): Walking tour of local courts!
Tu Mar 14 (class 13): NO CLASS MEETING! Quiz #2 on Blackboard instead!
Th Mar 16 (class 14): Workings of a Law Office; timekeeping assignment!
Tu Mar 21 (class 15): Workings of a Law Office continued; review for midterm exam!
Th Mar 23 (class 16): MIDTERM EXAM!!
Tu Mar 28 (class 17): Advisement & Registration Procedures!
Th Mar 30 (class 18): Ethics & Professional Responsibility!
- Today’s class notes!
- NALA Code of Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- NFPA Model Code of Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- NYS Rules of Professional Conduct (law governing attorneys)
Tu Apr 4 (class 19): Ethics & Professional Responsibility continued!
Wed Apr 5 — Th Apr 13: SPRING RECESS!! No classes!
Tu Apr 18 (class 20): Sources of Law!
Th Apr 20 (class 21): Sources of Law continued, including the US Constitution!
- Today’s class notes!
- U.S. Constitution! (link to full text, including all articles & amendments)
Tu Apr 25 (class 22): NO CLASS MEETING! Quiz #3 on Blackboard instead!
Th Apr 27 (class 23): Court observation! No notes!
Tu May 2 (class 24): Guest speaker, City Tech alum & CUNY Law School student Joseph Bernard! No notes!
Th May 4 (class 25): Legal research & analysis!
- Today’s class notes!
- US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision! (complete slip opinion – over 200 pp. reversing Roe v. Wade)
Tu May 9 (class 26): Legal research & analysis continued! Start legal writing!
- Today’s class notes!
- US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision! (complete slip opinion – over 200 pp. reversing Roe v. Wade)
Th May 11 (class 27): Legal writing!
- Today’s class notes!
- Final exam study suggestions!
- Sample pleadings: Summons and Complaint, and Answer!
- Sample internal legal memorandum!
- Sample legal letters!
Tu May 16 (class 28): Quiz #4; review for final exam!
Th May 18 (class 29): FINAL EXAM!
Tu May 23 (class 30): Course wrap-up and reflection!
