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Curriculum: 52 Weeks Continuous Schedule; One (1) Unit = Forty (40) study hours
| Forth Year Courses |
Study Hours |
Class Weeks |
Units |
| Law401 Community Property |
200 |
10 |
5 |
| Law402 CA Civil Procedure |
160 |
8 |
4 |
| Law403 Proessional Responsibility |
160 |
8 |
4 |
| Law404 Agency & Partnership |
160 |
8 |
4 |
| Law405 Wills & Succession & Trusts |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law406 Advanced Legal Research & Writing |
120 |
6 |
3 |
| In total |
1040 |
52 |
26 |
Course Descriptions
| Courses |
Descriptions |
Law 401
Community Property
5 Semester Units,
10 Weeks |
Students will examine the California law relating to community, quasi-community and separate property, the division of marital assets upon divorce and death of a spouse, marital agreements, business assets, commingling of funds, property improvements, spousal liability for community and separate debts, education expenses, spousal rights to pension and disability income, lawsuit settlements, life insurance proceeds, and management and transfer of community
property assets. |
Law 402
CA Civil Procedure
4 Semester Units,
8 Weeks |
This course examines the rules governing civil proceedings and the jury trial system with emphasis on California civil procedural rules. Students will study various phases of civil
litigation and learn how to proceed with litigation in a court of law. Students will study and contrast California and federal civil procedure rules as they relate to federalism, allocations of
power between state and federal courts, personal and subject matter jurisdiction, rules of pleading, claim and party consolidation, venue, pre and post-trial motion practice, claim and issue preclusion, discovery, summary judgment, dismissals, and the appellate process. |
Law 403
Professional Responsibility
4 Semester Units,
8 Weeks |
This course is a survey of attorneys' legal and ethical obligations, and the standards that are attendant to the practice of law and the legal profession. Students will study California and model statutory codes and decisional law that define an attorney's legal and ethical obligations to clients, the courts, opposing counsel and the profession. They will study various legal conflicts that may arise during client representation while fulfilling the varying roles of advocate, officer of the court, public icon and working practitioner. Students will study the
business and economic aspects of the practice of law, restraints on practice, the role of the judiciary and the state bar in enforcing attorney rules of professional conduct, and sanctions for violating the rules. |
Law 404
Agency & Partnership
4 Semester Units,
8 Weeks |
This course is a survey of the law of various unincorporated business associations. Its purpose is to acquaint students with the fundamental legal elements of these business relationships and entities. This course will focus on the laws of agency and partnership including formation, termination, fiduciary responsibilities and raising capital concern. |
Law 405
Wills & Succession,
& Trusts
6 Semester Units,
12 Weeks |
This course is a two-part survey of the law of probate. Students will learn California probate law as it relates to the formation and validity of testamentary wills, intestacy succession, and disposition of probate assets. Then, students will study common law revocable and irrevocable trusts and the statutory, doctrinal and decisional law pertaining to trust creation, modification
and termination, trust management, the powers, duties and obligations of trustees, and beneficiary rights. |
Law 406
Advanced Legal Research & Writing
3 Semester Units,
6 Weeks |
Students will learn how to use resources effectively to draft targeted legal documents. Students will have multiple opportunities to practice writing documents, including briefs, interoffice memorandums and settlement agreements. |
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