DESCRIPTION

This course is intended for individuals interested in becoming legal secretaries or paralegals as well as individuals interested in learning about discovery, the most important component of a lawsuit. Focuses on law office secretarial procedures in discovery methods using interrogatories, production of documents, subpoenas, depositions; preparation, processing, and production of discovery documents and responses; and time frames and calendaring requirements.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Examine and analyze the purpose of discovery.
2. Interpret the Discovery Act in the Code of Civil Procedure.
3. Compare the various discovery documents and their purposes.
4. Examine the legal requirements of each discovery document according to law.
5. Select the time frames for service of the discovery documents and response to the documents.
6. Calculate statutory time periods according to the requirements for legal calendaring.
7. Create discovery documents according to standard legal format procedures.
8. Generate responses to discovery documents.
9. Properly organize discovery documents in preparation for a trial.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

email: rpowell@santarosa.edu