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Instructor: Dr.
Sandra E. Elizondo
Class
Hours: ONLINE
Office Extension:
(562) 860-2451 ext. 2743
Office
Hours:
ONLINE Tues & Thurs 9-10 p.m.
Campus Office Hours: M/W 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. BE14 or SS32
E-mail:
selizondo@cerritos.edu
Website:
selizondo@cerritos.edu/selizondo/
COURSE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: Legal Office
Projects by Diane M. Gilmore, 2e.,
Thomson, South-Western, 2007.
STUDENT PROJECTS: TASKS, CASE STUDIES,
INTERNET ACTIVITIES, AND
CRITICAL THINKING: (TASKS) The
Student Assignments are listed at the beginning
of each chapter and are known as "tasks". Each task is worth 5 points
for total possible
points of 445. All Student Assignments/tasks must be complete and
on time to receive full credit.
All late Assignments will have an automatic deduction of one-half (1/2)
the possible points.
FINAL EXAM: Preparation of two Case Studies
with a point value of 120 points
GRADING:
Student’s final grades for the
course will be determined based upon the following
schedule:
GRADE
BREAKDOWN:
508– ABOVE = A
452– 507 = B
395 – 451 = C
339 – 394 = D
EXAM MAKE-UP POLICY:
There are no make-ups for missed quizzes
and/or exams.
PROCESSING LAW OFFICE DOCUMENTS – BCOT 80
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
NOTE:
Assignments and sequence of events on
this schedule are tentative and, therefore,
subject to change. Your regular online review of assignments and
attention to announcements
regarding changes will be necessary to keep you up to date on all
assignment due dates or
deadlines!
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Week at a Glance |
Reading Assignments |
Homework TASKS & CASE STUDIES
Homework is to be place in
"DROP BOX"
on date
due |
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Weekly assignments are due each week by Monday, 5:00
p.m. |
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WEEK 1 |
Orientation: |
Sept 4, 2007, BE 14, Time: 6:30 P.M. |
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Project 1 “General Office
Procedures” |
Tasks: 1-1 through 1-7;
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WEEK 2 |
Project 2, “Legal Office
Accounting”. |
Tasks: 2-1 through 2-6
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WEEK
3 |
Project 3, "Legal
Document Preparation" |
Tasks: 3-1 through 3-5
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WEEK 4 |
Project 4 “Opening File
Procedures” |
Tasks: 4-1 through 4-9
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WEEK 5 |
Project 5 “Estate Planning” |
Tasks: 5-1 through 5-6
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WEEK 6 |
Project 6 ”Preparation of
Complaint and Summons” |
Tasks: 6-1 through 6-5
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WEEK 7 |
Project 7 “Preparation of Real
Estate Documents” |
Tasks: 7-1 through 7-6
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WEEK 8 |
Project 8 “Preparation of
Discovery Documents” |
Tasks: 8-1 through 8-6
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WEEK 9 |
Project 9 “Preparation of
Criminal Defense Documents” |
Tasks: 9-1 through 9-7
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WEEK 10 |
Project 10 “Preparation of
Trial Documents” |
Tasks: 10-1 through 10-6
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WEEK 11 |
Project 11 "Preparation of
Corporate Documents” |
Tasks: 11-1 through 11-7
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WEEK 12 |
Project 12 “Appellate
Procedures’ |
Tasks: 12-1 through 12-6
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WEEK 13 |
Case Study I “Commencement of
the Action” |
Tasks: CS-1 thorough CS-6
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WEEK 14 |
Case Study II "Discovery Procedures" |
Tasks: CS-7 through CS-11
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WEEK 15
FINAL EXAM |
Case Study III “Other Divorce
Issues” |
Tasks: CS-12 through CS-17
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Case Study IV "Concluding Documents" |
Tasks: CS-18 through CS-23
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Web Author: (Sandra Elizondo) (selizondo@cerritos.edu)
Disclaimer
Last update:
08/09/07
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