LEGL 130 - Computer Applications in the Law Office
(2,2)3 CreditsPrerequisite(s):CISY 122 - Introduction to Information Systems or CISY 261 - Microcomputer Applications or Passing Score on Computer Literacy Test. This course provides essential background about computers in the law office; uses state-of the-art legal software, as well as the most popular windows and application tools for file managing, legal document preparation, and courtroom presentations. The student will perform legal research on specific fact patterns using LEXIS, the Internet, and CD-ROM. The instruction is supplemented with software demonstrations by in-the-field experts.Offered in the spring semester.