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Legal 443/Business 443 Law Office Procedures

 

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       Students should download the chapter Guide to Law Office Procedures for weekly assignments.  Students who desire printouts of all three contracts for Law Office Procedures, please click on links A, B or C below.  Online Judicial Council forms needed for class assignments are located at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov.  Click on "Forms" and "Select" the form needed by Name or Form Number.

A.   Contract No. 1 Checklist - Law Office Procedures
B.   Contract No. 2 Checklist - Law Office Procedures
C.   Contract No. 3 Checklist - Law Office Procedures

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   Week One - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter N)

     Week Two - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter N)

      See Week One for Handouts and Materials listed above.

   Week Three - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter N)

      See Week One for Handouts and Materials listed above.

  Week Four - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter A)

Vocabulary Words for Chapter A

Appellate Court
Case Law
Citation
Defendant
Felony
ibid.
Limited civil jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction
Plaintiff
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Trial Court
Unified Court System

  Week Five - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter B)

  • Step One:         Download Guide to Law Office Procedures Chapter B Civil Litigation (Assignments)
  • Step Two:         Download Civil Case Cover Sheet, JC form CM-010
  • Step Three:      Download Complaint Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death, JC Form 982.1(1)
  • Step Four:        Download Cause of Action Motor Vehicle, JC Form 982.1(2)
  • Step Five:         Download Cause of Action General Negligence, JC Form 982.1(3)
  • Step Six:           Download Summons, JC Form Sum 100
  • Step Seven:     Download Proof of Service, JC Form 010
  • Step Eight:       Download Application and Order for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem - Civil, JC Form 982(a)(27)
  • Step Nine:       Download Claim Letter
  • Step Ten:         Download Cover letter to the Clerk of the Court
  • Step Eleven:    Download Aiken Master Letterhead
  • Step Twelve:    Download Aiken Master Pleading
  • Step Thirteen:  Download Master Pleading
  • Step Fourteen: Download Contract 1 - First Appearance Documents Project

Vocabulary Words for Chapter B

Complaint
Conform
Court Days
Damages
Default
Demurrer
Dismissal With Prejudice
Dismissal Without Prejudice
In Pro Per
In Propria Persona
Judgment
Jurisdiction
Litigate
Responsive Pleading
Service of Process
Statement of Decision
Status Conference
Statute of Limitation
Subpoena Duces Tecum
Voir Dire

 

Week Six - Required Handouts and Materials Continued (Chapter B)

  • Step One:    Download Guide to Law Office Procedures Chapter B Civil Litigation (Assignments) Continued
  • Step Two:    Download Answer - Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death, JC Form 982.1(15)
  • Step Three: Download Cross-Complaint Personal Injury, Property Damage, Wrongful Death, JC Form 982.1(14)
  • Step Four:   Download Summons, JC Form Sum 100
  • Step Five:    Download Proof of Service, JC Form 010

Vocabulary Words for Chapter B

Affirmative Defense
Caption
Motion
Tort
Pleading
Ex Parte
Order
Testimony
Appearance
Exhibit
Peremptory Challenges
Trial De Novo
Appellant
Expert Witness
Prayer
Venue
At Issue Memorandum
Face Page
Process Server
Verdict
Calendar Days
Lis Pendens
Respondent
Verification
Cause of Action
Mandatory Settlement Conference
Summons
Suit

Midterm Examination

Download Midterm Examination Crocker v. Gibbons create a Table of Contents and Table of Authorities.  

 Week Seven - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter D)

  • Step One:       Download Guide to Law Office Procedures Chapter D Discovery (Assignments)
  • Step Two:       Keyboard Notice of Deposition Duces Teum for Party located in Law Office Procedures textbook, page D-36.1
  • Step Three:    Keyboard Notice of Deposition for Non-Party located in Law Office Procedures textbook, page D-39
  • Step Four:      Download Deposition Subpoena for a Non-Party, JC Form No. 982(a)(15.3)
  • Step Five:       Download Proof of Service, JC Form 010
  • Step Six:         Download Form Interrogatories, JC Form No. FI-120
  • Step Seven:   Keyboard Demand for Identification, Production, and Inspection of Documents and Other Tangible Things in Law Office Procedures textbook, page D-59

Vocabulary Words for Chapter D

Custodian of Records Non-Party Responding Party Testimony
Deponent Party Responses Transcript
Depose Personal Records Sanctions Consumer
Discovery Propounding Party Subpena Duces Tecum Court Reporter
Interrogatories Request for Admission Subpoena Duces Tecum Calendar

  Week Eight - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter B)

  Week Eleven - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter I)


Step One:     Download Guide to Law Office Procedures Chapter I Adoptions Law (Assignments) 
Step Two:     Self-Help for Adoptions http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/adoption/stepparent.htm
Step Three:  Download Judicial Council form Adoption Request, ADOPT-200
Step Four:    Download Judicial Council form Adoption Agreement, ADOPT-210
Step Five:     Download Judicial Council form Adoption Order, ADOPT-215

  Week Twelve - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter J)

Step One:      Download Guide to Law Office Procedures Chapter J Probate(Assignments)
Step Two:      Download Judicial Council form Petition for Probate, DE-111
Step Three:   Download Judicial Council form Notice of Petition to Administer Estate, DE-121
Step Four:     Download Judicial Council form Proof of Subscibing Witness, DE-131, if needed.
Step Five:      Download Judicial Council form Order for Probate, DE-140
Step Six:        Download Judicial Council form Letters, DE-150
Step Seven:  Download Judicial Council form Duties and Liabilities of Personal Representative, DE-147
Step Eight:    Download Judicial Council form Notice of Administration to Creditors, DE-157
Step Nine:    Download Judicial Council form Allowance or Rejection of Creditor's Claim, DE-174
Step Ten:      Download Judicial Council form Inventory and Apprisement, DE-180
Online Estate Planning Help:  http://www.estateplancenter.com/livingtrust/what.html

  Week Thirteen - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter K)

Step One:      Download Guide to Law Office Procedures Chapter K Conservatorships (Assignments)
Step Two:      Download Judicial Council form Petition for Appointment of Probate Conservator, GC-310
Step Three:   Download Judicial Council form Confidential Supplemental Information, GC-312
Step Four:     Download Judicial Council form Confidential Conservator Screening form, GC-314
Step Five:      Download Judicial Council form Order Appointing Court Investigator form, GC-330
Step Six:        Download Judicial Council form Duties of Conservator form, GC-348
Step Seven:  Download Judicial Council form Notices of Hearing form, GC-020
Step Eight:    Download Judicial Council form Citation for Conservatorship and Proof of Service, GC-320
Step Nine:    Download Judicial Council form Order Appointing Conservator and Proof of Service by Hand, GC-340
Step Ten:      Download Judicial Council form Letters of Conservatorship and Proof of Service by Mail, GC-350
Step Eleven: Provide a copy of the Duties of Conservator to the Petitioner
Self-Help for Conservatorships  http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/seniors/consforms.htm

  Week Fourteen - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter E)

Step One:     Download Guide to Law Office Procedures Chapter E Unlawful Detainer (Assignments)
Step Two:     Download 3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit
Step Three:  Download and prepare Proof of Service
Step Four:    Download Complaint for Unlawful Detainer
Step Five:     Download and prepare a Proof of Service
Step Six:       Scanned documents that need clean-up to be used in the above-referenced assignments.

  Week Fifteen - Required Handouts and Materials (Chapter F)

Step One:   Download Guide to Law Office Procedures Chapter F Real Estate (Assignments)

Final Examination Project

Final Examination Project File

 

    Tutorials

Pleading Tutorial in Microsoft Word

Online Tutorial for Legal Research http://library.kentlaw.edu/resources/tutorials.htm

 

 

 
 

Homework Help

Homework Hints and Tips

Tip No. 1:  It is highly recommended that students complete the Pleading Tutorial for a better understanding of how to format and prepare pleading documents that comply with California Rule of Court, Rule 201.  

Tip No. 2:  An accurate understanding of how pleadings and other legal documents are prepared, students should refer to California State and Local rules of court http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov for specific details.

Tip No. 3:  Review Sonoma County's web site for an example of a trial court virtual tour http://www.sonomavirtualcourt.com/sonomavirtualcourt/

Tip No. 4:  Students can download one of the useful pleading templates from the Internet
http://www.usfca.edu/law_library/lawlab/pleading.html

Tip No. 5:  Microsoft Legal User's Guide is a ready reference that legal professionals can utilize to learn how to create legal documents using advanced features of Word http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ECDE0C62-E869-487A-919D-F408D3918D31&displaylang=EN

Tip No. 6:  Writing Complaints http://www.dcl.edu/lawrev/98-1/armon.htm#N_30_

California Rules of Court
California Rules of Court http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov
California Rules of Civil Procedure http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
California Civil Code http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
Local Rules of Court http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov and click on "rules" and link to the appropriate local court.
Local Local Rules of Court http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov and local the Department of the court and read about the Judge's preferred standards on how they want documents presented to them.

Judicial Council Forms Online
Step 1:   Access California Rules of Court at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov click on "forms" to access online Judicial Council forms; and
Step 2:   Access http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov and search online for the title of the Judicial Council forms in the pull-down menu; and
Step 3:  Complete Judicial Council form with the appropriate case information; and
Step 4:  Print out forms, however, remember California Judicial Council forms can be accessed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader but cannot be saved.
Step 5:  Access California's Supreme Court website at http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov and click on the "courts" button, select "Superior Courts", and finally, select San Francisco Trial Court website link.  Locate Microsoft's lawsuit and search for the First Page of a Pleading document and a Proof of Service by Mail samples.  You will be able to use the samples for pleading course assignments this semester.

Websites of Interest

  1. Keyboarding Software Program,http://www.kagi.com/edicom/typing.html   A web site that provides a free keyboarding software program for students to test their keyboarding skills.

  2. Hotmail e-mail account, http://www.hotmail.com   Students can establish an e-mail account for free at Hotmail.

  3. California Judicial Council forms, http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/  California Judicial Council forms that you can print using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The forms can be downloaded and printed but cannot be saved.

  4. Online tour of San Diego's Bankruptcy Court http://www.casb.uscourts.gov/html/courthousetour.htm

  5. The EZ Legal File site provides fillable forms for Family Law, Small Claims, Unlawful Detainer and Guardianship Probate issues  http://www.ezlegalfile.com/index.jsp

  6. Fillable forms are available on the Self Help Center website http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/  
    California Court Self Help Information [English]
    Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California [Español]

  7. Kent Law Library Tutorials on How to Conduct Legal Research http://library.kentlaw.edu/resources/tutorials.htm

  8. Learning Modialities http://library.thinkquest.org/C005704/content_hwl_learningmodalities.php3

  9. Law Help for Californians
    http://www.lawhelpcalifornia.org/

  10. Pro Bono Opportunities
    http://www.probono.net/sf

 

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