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An overview of the legal sys­tem and the role of the legal as­sis­tant within that sys­tem. In­cludes sources of the law; legal ter­mi­nol­ogy; op­er­a­tion of the court sys­tem at state and fed­eral lev­els; re­spec­tive roles of at­tor­ney, client and para­le­gal; legal ethics and the Code of Pro­fes­sional Re­spon­si­bil­ity; in­ter­view­ing tech­niques; and a sur­vey of spe­cial­ized areas of law. Pre­req­ui­site: CUNY pro­fi­ciency in read­ing and writ­ing. Coreq­ui­site: ENG 1101. Three class hours; three cred­its.

An overview of the legal system and the role of the legal assistant within that system. Includes sources of the law; legal terminology; operation of the court system at state and federal levels; respective roles of attorney, client and paralegal; legal ethics and the Code of Professional Responsibility; interviewing techniques; and a survey of specialized areas of law. Prerequisite: CUNY proficiency in reading and writing. Corequisite: ENG 1101. Three class hours; three credits.

An overview of the legal sys­tem and the role of the legal as­sis­tant within that sys­tem. In­cludes sources of the law; legal ter­mi­nol­ogy; op­er­a­tion of the court sys­tem at state and fed­eral lev­els; re­spec­tive roles of at­tor­ney, client and para­le­gal; legal ethics and the Code of Pro­fes­sional Re­spon­si­bil­ity; in­ter­view­ing tech­niques; and a sur­vey of spe­cial­ized areas of law. Pre­req­ui­site: CUNY pro­fi­ciency in read­ing and writ­ing. Coreq­ui­site: ENG 1101. Three class hours; three cred­its.

An overview of the legal system and the role of the legal assistant within that system. Includes sources of the law; legal terminology; operation of the court system at state and federal levels; respective roles of attorney, client and paralegal; legal ethics and the Code of Professional Responsibility; interviewing techniques; and a survey of specialized areas of law. Prerequisite: CUNY proficiency in reading and writing. Corequisite: ENG 1101. Three class hours; three credits.

This course ad­dresses legal is­sues that af­fect fa­cil­ity man­age­ment. Top­ics in­clude prin­ci­ples of con­tracts, leases, ser­vice and em­ploy­ment agree­ments, pur­chase agree­ments, rel­e­vant fed­eral and state laws, en­vi­ron­men­tal and mu­nic­i­pal reg­u­la­tions, li­a­bil­i­ties of dif­fer­ent legal en­ti­ties, tort li­a­bil­ity, media and group re­la­tions, debtor rights, busi­ness ethics and dis­abil­ity laws.

This course addresses legal issues that affect facility management. Topics include principles of contracts, leases, service and employment agreements, purchase agreements, relevant federal and state laws, environmental and municipal regulations, liabilities of different legal entities, tort liability, media and group relations, debtor rights, business ethics and disability laws.

An overview of the legal sys­tem and the role of the legal as­sis­tant within that sys­tem. In­cludes sources of the law; legal ter­mi­nol­ogy; op­er­a­tion of the court sys­tem at state and fed­eral lev­els; re­spec­tive roles of at­tor­ney, client and para­le­gal; legal ethics and the Code of Pro­fes­sional Re­spon­si­bil­ity; in­ter­view­ing tech­niques; and a sur­vey of spe­cial­ized areas of law. Pre­req­ui­site: CUNY pro­fi­ciency in read­ing and writ­ing. Coreq­ui­site: ENG 1101. Three class hours; three cred­its.

An overview of the legal system and the role of the legal assistant within that system. Includes sources of the law; legal terminology; operation of the court system at state and federal levels; respective roles of attorney, client and paralegal; legal ethics and the Code of Professional Responsibility; interviewing techniques; and a survey of specialized areas of law. Prerequisite: CUNY proficiency in reading and writing. Corequisite: ENG 1101. Three class hours; three credits.

An overview of the legal sys­tem and the role of the legal as­sis­tant within that sys­tem. In­cludes sources of the law; legal ter­mi­nol­ogy; op­er­a­tion of the court sys­tem at state and fed­eral lev­els; re­spec­tive roles of at­tor­ney, client and para­le­gal; legal ethics and the Code of Pro­fes­sional Re­spon­si­bil­ity; in­ter­view­ing tech­niques; and a sur­vey of spe­cial­ized areas of law. Pre­req­ui­site: CUNY pro­fi­ciency in read­ing and writ­ing. Coreq­ui­site: ENG 1101. Three class hours; three cred­its.

An overview of the legal system and the role of the legal assistant within that system. Includes sources of the law; legal terminology; operation of the court system at state and federal levels; respective roles of attorney, client and paralegal; legal ethics and the Code of Professional Responsibility; interviewing techniques; and a survey of specialized areas of law. Prerequisite: CUNY proficiency in reading and writing. Corequisite: ENG 1101. Three class hours; three credits.