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Paralegal California Procedures

LAW X407

41405
Delivery Options Online

In this course, you cover litigation procedures in the state courts of California from both academic and law practitioner's viewpoints. Receive step-by-step instruction on how to prepare summons and complaint; obtain default judgment; prepare answer and cross complaint; evaluate and draft various pretrial motions and discovery requests; prepare cases for trial and trial-related documents and motions; and enforce a judgment after trial. In addition, you also learn the California court systems and basic appellate process, how to interpret and apply California Code of Civil Procedure, California Rules of Court, and various local court rules and legal forms.

Course Outline

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Course Objective

  • Gain quantifiable abilities and a comprehensive understanding of all applicable techniques relating to the litigation process in the California State courts


What You Learn

  • California courts' structure
  • Trial-level courts
  • Appellate-level courts
  • Local courts
  • State-wide courts
  • Jurisdiction issues
  • Court of Appeals
  • Supreme Court
  • California Code of Civil Procedure
  • California Rules of Court
  • Law Library                
  • Lexis
  • Appearance and filing in court actions
  • Filing and service
  • Default by defendant
  • Appearance by defendant
  • The discovery process
  • Motion practice
  • Pretrial case management
  • Settlement and dismissal
  • Judgment and enforcement
  • Appeals
  • Writ of Certiorari


How You Learn

  • Textbook and assigned materials
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Sample California court documents
  • Internet-based educational support that includes lecture notes, analysis and review


Is This Course Right for Me?
This class is for those interested in becoming paralegals or for anyone who needs to understand the fundamentals of California paralegal procedures.

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Sections

Section 018

Jul 01, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (1 units)

$995.00


Type Online, Start Anytime

Enroll anytime and progress through the curriculum at your own pace.

Dates
Start Now, you have 58 days to complete this course once enrolled.

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

1 semester units

Instructors

  • Julie Goren

Section Notes

Students have 2 months to complete this course.

 

Visit http://www.litigationbythenumbers.com/paralegaltexts.html to order textbooks directly from the publisher at the student discount price. (Be sure to choose option #1 to purchase both books.)

 

Your user name and password for the online modules on ParalegalSpace will differ from your user name and password for the UC Berkeley Extension website. You will receive an e-mail containing your ParalegalSpace log-in information approximately 3-5 business days after enrolling in a course

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Litigation by The Numbers by Julie A. Goren Lawdable Press
  • Textbook (Mandatory) California Civil Litigation and Discovery (Substantive Companion) by Julie A. Goren

This course applies to the following programs:

Certificate Program in Paralegal Studies

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Required Courses

  • Essential Paralegal Studies Part I: Foundational Skills
  • Essential Paralegal Studies Part II: Authority, Research and Writing
  • Paralegal E-Discovery Process and Practice

Electives

  • Paralegal Business Law
  • Paralegal California Procedures
  • Paralegal Contract Law
  • Paralegal Criminal Law
  • Paralegal Family Law
  • Paralegal Intellectual Property Law
  • Paralegal Tort Law
  • Principles of Business Law

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Online section must be completed within two months of receiving course login information.

Departmental contact: extension-techeng@berkeley.edu

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Julie Goren

Julie Goren, J.D., is a 1987 graduate of Loyola Law School. She practiced law at various firms, including Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, focusing on Chapter 11 reorganization and business litigation. She wrote and published Litigation by the Numbers®, Fourth Edition (Lawdable Press, 2004) and co-authored and published Litigation by the Numbers® Substantive Companion, the two required textbooks for the Paralegal California Procedures online and classroom courses.
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