PRLG 4034 : Civil Procedure and Litigation
The course provides an overview of the litigation process as shaped by federal court procedural rules. Students will learn the way civil litigation progresses through the judicial system from case inception to finish. Students will also learn how paralegals assist lawyers in case management from beginning to end. The course includes the basics of client interviewing, fact gathering, pleadings, discovery, settlements, arbitration, trial preparation and management, appeals, and alternative dispute resolutions.