Programs
Legal Nurse Consultant
Legal Nurse Consultant Program | Legal Nurse Consultant Courses
Course Descriptions
| Legal Research | 3 Credit Hours |
| The Lawyer's Assistant must be able to find any law his employer needs to know. This course first introduces the Lawyer's Assistant to legal terminology and the nature of the American Common Law System, and second teaches him how to find the law on almost any point. Special emphasis is placed on the use of tools most commonly employed by lawyers, but it also discusses the legal writing techniques including letters, opinion letters, briefs and memoranda. A special section deals with advanced computer research technique employed by many large law firms and government agencies. Topics in this course include those on the following list and others. | |
| Legal Analysis and Writing | 3 Credit Hours |
| A requisite for the capable legal assistant is the ability to prepare professional legal documents. This comprehensive course provides the student with in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of legal analysis and writing. Students will first examine an overview of the legal system, including analytic principles and the legal process. They will learn the specifics of legal analysis, including statutory analysis, case law and briefing, identifying and stating the issue, case application and counter analysis. Emphasis on application of these key principles in legal writing will allow students to prepare interoffice memorandums, court briefs and general legal correspondence. | |
| Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice | 18 Credit Hours |
| This course includes topics on the LNC's role in the professional negligence, product liability, toxic tort, and criminal litigation; life care planning and damage assessment; the nurse as expert witness; working with experts; preparation for and evaluation of deposition and trial testimony; principles of legal writing; legal theory; medical record and case analysis; medical literature research; client interviews and communications; independent medical examinations; discovery/disclosure; alternative dispute resolution and medication; trial preparation and trial; the LNCs role in the insurance industry and in risk management; business principles for the LNC; ethics, professionalism, and standard practices for LNCs. | |
| Litigation and Trial Practice | 3 Credit Hours |
| This course provides comprehensive coverage of the civil litigation practice for paralegals. It provides detailed information on the litigation process from the pre-suit investigation to the appeal. Special emphasis is made on the role of the lawyer and those responsibilities that may be delegated to the legal assistant. Attention is given to litigation principles, lawyer and client relationship and ethics, gathering evidence, deposition, preparation for a civil trial, structure of a civil trial, judgments, and appeals. | |
| Medical Records | 3 Credit Hours |
| Topics covered: medical record forms and content, medical record formats, numbering and filing systems, storage and retrieval systems and legal requirements for maintaining medical records. | |
| Torts: Personal Injury Litigation | 3 Credit Hours |
| This fascinating specialty will expose the student to the duties and responsibilities owed by the individuals to their fellow citizens. Torts deal with civil wrongs, and your studies will illustrate and explain the many different types of tort recoveries that are allowed by law. You will learn the elements required to prove each tort, and defenses which may be posed, and a step-by-step strategy for the preparation and settlement for each type of action. Whether your tort theory be based upon negligence, products liability, libel, slander or malpractice, you will be guided through the entire process of personal injury litigation. | |
