Clyde R. Leuchtag              

 

ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW

 

PO Box 560

Houston, Texas 77001-0560

 

713.398.0855

 

 

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SYLLABI: STUDY OUTLINE: Practice Test Other Resources:
The Paralegal Professional (Syllabus)     Legal Dictionary
Legal Terminology        

Technology in the Law Office 

(Syllabus)     E-Courtroom tour

Civil Litigation

(Syllabus)      

 

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Introduction to Law and the Legal Profession

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   *  +1 point extra for a weekly test score for submission of any of the following that I subsequently add to my Lesson Plan:

              - a concept analogy  (e.g., "the hard drive is like the basement of a house")

              - a video on YouTube (or other freely available source that I can play in class)

 

Extra Credit:

up to 5% for on time attendance above 60%

 

Daily Assignment Grading:

1. Online questions due BEFORE class.  (5% deduction from each assignment grade per day late)

2. Use back button to correct online questions before emailing them to me (grades on online questions will become the daily grade).  Email online questions to yourself also (as a backup)

 

Assignment1: 

1) Read Chapter 1—The Paralegal Profession

2) Read Over Appendix E—Model Standards and guidelines for Utilization of Legal Assistants—Paralegals

3) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 1 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

4) Ch1 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: 5,8,11,14,15,16,18,21,22

5) Email me OR bring your resume to class

Assignment2: 

1) Read Chapter 2—Ethics, Regulation, and Professional Responsibility

2) Read Over Appendix B (p439)—Model Rules of Professional Conduct

3) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 2 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

4) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

 

Assignment3: 

1) Read Chapter 3—The Paralegal Workplace

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 3 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch3 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: 10,11,16,18

 

Assignment4: 

1) Read Chapter 4—Technology and the Paralegal

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 4 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch4 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: 1,3,7,9,10,13,21,22

 

Assignment5: 

1) Read Chapter 5—Sources of American Law

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 5 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch5 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: 4-7,9-12,14

 

Assignment6: 

1) Read Chapter 6—The Court System & ADR

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 6 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch6 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: 7,8,12

 

Assignment7: 

1) Read Chapter 7—Civil Litigation

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 7 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch7 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: 4,6,7,9,11,14

 

Assignment8: 

1) Read Chapter 8—Administrative Law

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 8 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch8 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: TBA

 

Assignment9: 

1) Read Chapter 9—Interviewing and Investigation Skills

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 9 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch9 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: TBA

 

Assignment10: 

1) Read Chapter 10—Traditional and Computer Legal Research

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 10 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch10 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: TBA

 

Assignment11: 

1) Read Chapter 11—Legal Writing and Critical Legal Thinking

2) Do online True-False, Multiple Choice, and Matching questions for Ch 11 The Paralegal Professional and email your answers to me at Clyde.Leuchtag@crid.com

3) Chapter Feedback: a) what is most important concept you learned in class, b) what is the biggest question you still have about the material covered in class, c) suggestions for instructor improvement

4) Ch12 Answer Questions for Critical Thinking: TBA

 

 

VIDEOS:

Intro to Law Law Office Tech Civil Lit
Paranormal Paralegal

Harware in Plain English

Civil Litigation Analogy
Paralegal Intro  Temp to IP Paralegal  Fam Law   Pers Inj Paralegal
UPL Issue: Improper Supervision Electronic Courtroom in Harris County  
Confidentiality Issue: Family Exception? webinars  
Santa Cruz City Council    

 
HANDOUTS:

Intro to Law Law Office Tech Civil Lit
UPL  TX Penal Code  TX Gov Code

Basic Tech Skills

Case on Preemption
TX Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct (pdf) Twitter  
  Email Archiving  
Basic Hardware & Software Email Etiquette  
Practice/Case Mgt Software Boolean Searching ppt  
  Westlaw Boolean Search  
  Table Example  
  Time Sheet  
  MetaData and the PIA  
  Scanned Rogs  

 

ADVISEMENT:

Career Plan Websites Networking Intro to Paralegal
LawCrossing.com  Video

NALA

Office Arrow
Monster Career Tools   Salary Survey
     

  

LINKS:

http://www.paralegalmanagement.org

 

COMPLETED STUDENT PROJECTS:

Texas Practice Areas

Top 5 Required Skills
Independent Paralegal in TX

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