Orientation Letters - Fall 2016

Subject:  LAW 

Section:   20885

Name of Class:  Law 11 - Civil Litigation - Intro to Legal Assisting II

Instructor:  Jon Jackman, Esq. 

Email:   http://lamission.edu/~jackmaj

Class website:  https://ilearn.laccd.edu

Semester: Fall 2017

This class is entirely online 

Class Starting Date: 8/28/17
Class Ending Date:  12/17/17
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I am registered, Now What? (Links to an external site.)   

 (Links to an external site.)Canvas Overview (Student) - 7 mins video  
Class Description: 

Study of civil and criminal procedures. Emphasis is on parties and jurisdiction, pleadings, discovery, pre-trial and trial preparation, appeal, enforcement

Textbook: http://lamission.edu/law/textbooks 

Calendar 

Syllabus - http://lamission.org 
 

Student Learning Outcomes:  

1. Brief law cases in Civil Litigation including  civil procedures in the State of California, and Federal,  court mediation and arbitration, and  motions, demurrers, and pleadings. 
   
   
2. Critically analyze and argue issues of  Civil Litigation including the above matters listed in #1. 
   
   
3. Prepare legal documents, forms or papers for initiating a lawsuit, various motions including Motion to Dismiss, and Motion for Summary Judgment, interrogatories, requests for admissions, and other discovery devices,  and a Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement, and Trial Brief.  

 
Useful links: http://lamission.org - http://lamission.edu/law -http://lamission.edu/law/pathways  

Student Services: http://lamission.edu/de/student-services

Management of Stress and Mental Health 

DSPS - http://lamission.edu/dsps