Paralegal Criminal Law
X406 (1 semester unit in Law)
This is a course in the Paralegal Studies ProgramThis overview teaches students how to assist a criminal attorney as a paralegal. It introduces substantive and procedural criminal law, and identifies the elements of and defenses against criminal charges. Students learn about levels of criminal intent, the rationale of criminal law, the purpose of criminal punishment, and the role that the United States Constitution plays in the criminal justice system.
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Thurs. May 15, San Francisco
LARRY SAGER, J.D., focuses on litigation, personal injury, and toxic tort in his practice. He was former staff attorney for Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Felony and Misdemeanor Divisions of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. He has taught classes on controversial legal issues for San Jose State University, worked for the White House Counsel to the President of the United States, and moderated Your Legal Rights on KCBS and KPOO radio.
- 5 meetings
- May 15 to June 12: Thurs., 6-9 pm
- San Francisco: Room 807, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $795 (EDP 313734)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
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Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal
Author: Neal R. Beavens, J.D.
Publisher: Delmar Publishers
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 2003
ISBN: 0-7668-2279-6
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No Guns, No Knives, No Personal Checks
Author: Sager, Larry
Publisher: Everett Madison
Publication Year: Late
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Wed. April 9, Online
TAMMI CLEARFIELD, J.D., University of Miami, M.S., Florida International University, is an accomplished Florida Bar licensed attorney who has taught at the higher education level for more than 10 years. She has taught for various online educational programs and as well as standard classroom set programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the areas of paralegal studies, criminal justice and business. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in September 1995 and is also admitted to practice before the Southern District in the U.S. District Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Clearfield graduated with honors with a B.A. from Florida Atlantic University in 1992; with her M.S. degree, with honors, from Florida International University in 1995, and from University of Miami School of Law in 1995 with her J.D. degree. She is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator.
Clearfield is a member of the Coral Gables Bar Association, the South Dade Bar Association, Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the Commonwealth Institute of South Florida, the Florida Bar Family Law Section, the Florida Bar Criminal Law Section and the Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section.
She is also a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society. She is an appointed member of the Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dade Executive Committee, a board member of the Heiken Children's Vision Fund and a board member of the Franchise Advisory Board for Business Network International Miami-Dade. She has taught CLE seminars in the area of family law and has been a panelist in the areas of family law and law practice success.
- Online course: Internet access required
- April 9 to May 7
- $875 (EDP 313684)
Courses begin every month. A new edition of our catalog is published
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