What parts of being a legal professional are you looking the most forward to?
Topic 1: The Job of a Paralegal
Please read the following article “About Paralegals.”
NALA. About Paralegals. Retrieved form https://www.nala.org/about-paralegals.
After reading the article, please answer all of the questions below. After answering the questions, please respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.
Share one fact that you learned from reading this article that you did not know before.
What parts of being a legal professional are you looking the most forward to?
After reading the description and outcomes for this course, how do you see the material helping you in your future career?
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Topic 2: Technology in the Legal Profession
Respond to the following and discuss with your classmates:
What types of technology do you believe play an important role in the performance of legal professionals’ duties?
Describe your personal experience with this technology and share your experience of how you learned to use the technology.
Please respond to at least three of your classmates’ posts after answering the above questions.
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Unit 2 Discussion
Basic Discovery Methods
Tom and Mary Smith went to dinner at La Grande Fromage restaurant. Tom’s bad lower back (hereditary disc problems) was acting up but he did not take a pain pill before going out. He was in some pain when the couple arrived at the restaurant. He had three glasses of wine before dinner hoping it would quell the pain. Before dinner was served, he got up to use the restroom. On his way to the restroom, he slipped on a puddle of melted butter on the floor and was seriously injured. The puddle he slipped on was comprised of several wrapped individual butter pats that had simply melted into a rather large yellowish blob on the floor near the men’s room door. The butter pats had fallen off a tray that a busboy was carrying back to the kitchen while clearing a table. It is unclear how long they had been on the floor before Tom slipped on them. As soon as he dropped them, the busboy had yelled to the restaurant hostess (who saw them fall from her post at the hostess station) “That needs to be cleaned up!”
Please review the fact pattern above on the slip and fall. Pretend that you have now entered the discovery phase of the litigation process. You are representing Tom Smith. You need to find out as much information from the restaurant as possible in order to move forward with your case. Based on your knowledge of discovery methods, please:
Choose two discovery methods that you could use in this case
Give an example of what information you would hope to gain from using each method
Please respond to at least three of your classmates’ posts after answering the above questions.
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Unit 3 Discussion
Criminal law and Dinner
Tom and Mary Smith are having dinner at the La Grande Fromage restaurant. During dinner, Tom gets into an altercation with the waiter, arguing over the quality of the waiter’s “snail-like slow service.” When the discussion with the waiter escalates, Tom threatens to “knock the waiter’s teeth in.” He says this in a calm tone and with a slight grin but Mary and several patrons overhear it. The waiter, feeling insulted and angry, retreats to the kitchen to retrieve the food order for the couple, saying “You better speed it up in here. That table in there is understandably irritated.” He then proceeds to serve a few other customers, all the while thinking about Tom’s threat. He says to the restaurant host “I am not going to let that guy get away with this.” He then goes to his restaurant locker in the restroom and retrieves a pistol he keeps on the top shelf. He walks back into the dining room, calmly walks up behind Tom, and says “You are going to pay for your rudeness, pal.” He then fires the pistol, all the while laughing hysterically because he knows the gun is empty. Several patrons scream and an elderly woman falls unconscious, having had a heart attack from the scare. The waiter is restrained and the police are called. The waiter is arrested. Tom, who is uninjured, and Mary get a free meal from the restaurant.
Based on the above fact pattern, please locate a criminal statute from your home state that would apply to the waiter.
Explain the elements of the crime.
Apply the elements to the fact pattern.
Make sure to give the citation to the statute that you locate.
After answering the above questions, please respond to three of your classmates.
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Unit 4 Discussion
Affirmative Defenses
Tom and Mary Smith went to dinner at La Grande Fromage restaurant. Tom’s bad lower back (hereditary disc problems) was acting up but he did not take a pain pill before going out. He was in some pain when the couple arrived at the restaurant. He had three glasses of wine before dinner hoping it would quell the pain. Before dinner was served, he got up to use the restroom. On his way to the restroom, he slipped on a puddle of melted butter on the floor and was seriously injured. The puddle he slipped on was comprised of several wrapped individual butter pats that had simply melted into a rather large yellowish blob on the floor near the men’s room door. The butter pats had fallen off a tray that a busboy was carrying back to the kitchen while clearing a table. It is unclear how long they had been on the floor before Tom slipped on them. As soon as he dropped them, the busboy had yelled to the restaurant hostess (who saw them fall from her post at the hostess station) “That needs to be cleaned up!”
Please review the fact pattern above on the slip and fall. Pretend now that you represent the restaurant in this case. Based upon the facts as presented, what are two affirmative defenses that you might raise for your client? Explain how they would apply.
After answering the question above, please respond to three of your classmates.
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Unit 5 Discussion
Career Options for a Paralegal
Please the read the following article to learn more about paralegals.
Riseden, S. (2013, June 3). What kind of paralegal do you want to be? Retrieved from http://www.paralegalalliance.com/what-kind-of-paralegal-do-you-want-to-be/#ixzz3bTNknDRE.
Reflect back on your first four weeks and all the information you have learned. Also take into consideration the information provided in the article. Please answer the following questions:
What kind of paralegal do you think you want to be and why?
How do you think your paralegal education will help you in your career?
Share something that you found interesting in the article.
Please respond to at least 3 classmates.
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Unit 6 Discussion
Pet Trusts
Read the following article on pet trusts and pet protection agreements and answer the following questions based on your reading:
Hirchfeld, R. Ensuring continuing care for family pets: The pet protection agreement and pet trusts. Retrieved from http://www.pettrustlawyer.com/files/NassauBarNewsletter.pdf.
What is a pet trust?
What is a pet protection agreement?
Why does a will not work well as an estate planning tool for ensuring the continuing care of your pets?
Be sure to respond to three of your classmates’ posts on this topic as well.
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Unit 7 Discussion
Contract Terminology
Please review your terms from Unit 7 and also the Learning Activities provided. Choose one of the terms, such as breach of contract, consideration, misrepresentation, etc. and define the term in detail in your own words and provide an example of how the term applies in a scenario or in an actual case. Be sure to cite your sources.
After answering the above question, please respond to three of your classmates.
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Unit 8 Discussion
Alternate Methods of Addressing Family Law Issues
States have attempted to find alternative means of dealing with family law issues. In Oregon, an attempt is being made to simplify family law especially for uncontested divorce. This attempt is referred as discrete task representation.
Please read the following article before posting to the Discussion.
Collins, C. (2002). How four family law practitioners balance professional and client needs. Retrieved from www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/02dec/different.html.
After you have read the article:
Post your opinions about the article and this alternative approach on the Discussion Board.
Do a quick search in your state to see if there may be a similar movement and share the results of your research.
Please respond to at least three of your classmates’ posts.
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Unit 9 Discussion
Real Estate Laws
Please read the following article before posting to the Discussion.
FindLaw. Why you need a lawyer when you buy or sell a house. Retrieved from http://realestate.findlaw.com/buying-a-home/why-you-need-a-lawyer-when-you-buy-or-sell-a-house.html.
After reading the article, please answer the following questions:
Do you think it is necessary to have a lawyer when completing a real estate transaction? Why or why not?
Does your state require there to be a lawyer when completing a real estate transaction? Please cite your source.
What are some of the duties that a paralegal working in real estate law might be asked to complete?
Please also respond to three of your classmates’ posts.
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Unit 10 Discussion
Course Reflection
What prior knowledge did you bring to this course?
What were the most important new ideas you encountered and how did they change your understanding of the paralegal profession?
Do you feel you have met the outcomes of your work in this course? Is there any outcome with which you feel you still need support or assistance?
What have you learned from your discussions and collaborations with your fellow students?
In what specific ways can you use the knowledge you have gained in this course in your chosen profession? What are your strengths and opportunities for growth in this area?
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