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This course is intended for Legal Secretary Certificate Program students and individuals interested in learning civil litigation, terminology, procedure, and process. Discussion of the procedures and preparation of legal documents including a complaint, summons, answer, and proof of service. Legal calendaring, trial court delay reduction requirements, local rules of court, service of process, and dismissal of a lawsuit will also be covered.
(Grade or P/NP)
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1. Define the participants/parties to a lawsuit.
2. Explain the difference between a civil case, criminal case, and
family law case.
3. Discuss methods for obtaining, gathering information prior to
commencement of a lawsuit.
4. Format legal documents including a complaint, summons, answer,
and proof of service.
5. Explain legal requirements for service of a lawsuit.
6. Describe the various methods of serving a lawsuit, including
publication.
7. Understand the components of legal documents and their importance.
8. Describe the difference between service of the complaint and service
of other legal documents.
9. Discuss legal calendaring and the difference between "court" and
"calendar" days.
10. Explain the importance for accuracy in legal calendaring.
11. Understand Sonoma County's trial court delay reduction program.
12. Prepare documents required by Sonoma County for the trial court
delay program.
13. Identify rules of the Sonoma County Courts relating to civil
litigation.
14. Discuss the court process from filing a lawsuit to obtaining a
judgement.
15. Identify and prepare documents to dismiss a lawsuit.
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1. Obtaining pre-lawsuit information from client, physicians, police
agencies, etc.
2. Civil litigation process from filing of a lawsuit to judgment or
dismissal.
3. Terminology relative to civil litigation.
4. Preparation of civil litigation legal documents.
5. Overview of trial court delay reduction requirements.
6. Overview of County of Sonoma rules relating to civil litigation.
7. Service of the lawsuit/other documents.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
30 - 40% |
| Simulated Cases | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 40% |
| Class performances, homework assignments | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 20% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 10% |
| In-class participation | |
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LAW OFFICE PRCEDURES MANUAL, Rutter Group, 1998
