WOL-946: Preparing for and Trying the Civil Lawsuit

This course is a comprehensive examination of the tasks routinely required in the preparation and trying of a civil lawsuit. A partial list of topics covered include: Pleadings and Motions Directed to the Pleadings, Disclosure and Discovery, Investigation of the Case and Use of Experts, Ethical and Good Faith Obligations of Insurance Counsel, Settlement, Jury Selection, Motions in Limine, Opening Statements, Direct Examination of Lay Witnesses, Cross-Examination of Lay Witnesses, Direct Examination of the Technical/Medical Witness, Cross-Examination of the Technical/Medical Witness, Use of Demonstrative Evidence During Trial, Summations, Jury Instructions, Post-Trial Motions, Strategies and Tactics.

WOL-952: Interviewing and Investigation

This course provides a comprehensive review of the paralegal's role in civil investigation and interviewing. A partial list of topics covered include: Interviewing: The Basics, The Interview Structure, Questioning, Interviewing the Client, Interviewing the Expert, The Investigative Interview, Investigation: The Basics, Organization and the Successful Investigation, Sources for the Investigation, Conducting the Investigation, Identifying Evidence, Developing and Preserving Evidence, Analyzing Evidence, Locating Witnesses, The Collection Investigation.

WOL-945: Evidence

This course presents a clear, complete, and up to date overview of the law of evidence as it applies in practice with emphasis on the role of the paralegal. Paralegals assisting in a litigation practice must have a basic understanding of the admissibility of evidence. These rules apply principally in jury trials and pretrial discovery. This course covers all topics traditionally thought of as encompassed within evidence law including: General Principles, Preliminary Questions of Relevance, Judicial Notice, Presumptions, Relevance, Privileges, Witnesses, Opinion Testimony, Hearsay, Authentication and Identification, Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs, and the Best Evidence Rule.

WOL-950: Advanced Legal Research and Writing

This course teaches students the invaluable paralegal skills of legal researching and writing. Students will research secondary sources including encyclopedias, treatises, periodicals, restatements and American Law Reports. Students will research primary authority, including federal and state caselaw and statutes and learn how to properly cite all sources. Using the documents researched, students will prepare an interoffice memoranda and trial court brief.