Module 1
Assignment 

          In Module 1 a student will begin building his/her "Paralegal Reference Manual."  this manual will be very important to the paralegal student as he/she continues through the paralegal program.  The continuing paralegal student  will be able to use the manual each time he/she begins a new course.  The Paralegal Reference Manual will provide an opportunity for the student to review and refresh the material he/she has already mastered.  In addition, it will provide a springboard to give him/her a head start on the new course material.  The student should also continue to add to the manual by inserting material from future courses into the appropriate section of the Paralegal Reference Manual.  Most importantly the student will be able to use some of the material contained in the manual to create a portfolio for future job interviews.
          At this time you are to merely set up the Paralegal Reference Manual.  You will begin adding your work as you progress through each chapter.

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Paralegal Reference Manual Organization

  • The manual should at a minimum contain  the following enumerated sections.

  • Each section may be further subdivided by the student.   
Table of Contents
The Table of Contents should include the contents of each section of the Manual.  It is best if you keep a list of all of the documents that you insert into the manual as you proceed through the course.  It is far more difficult to create this list at the end of the course. 

Personal Information 
Professional Information 
Ethics
Federal Constitution
Maryland Constitution
Federal Statutory Law
Maryland Statutory Law
Federal Court System (Case Law)
Maryland Court System (Case Law)
Federal Civil Procedure
Maryland Civil Procedure
Criminal Procedure
Federal Administrative Law
Maryland Administrative Law 
Federal Executive Powers
Maryland Executive Powers
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Torts
Contracts
Real Property
Personal Property
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Agency
Business Organizations
Employment Law
Criminal Law
Legal Research
Legal Writing
Consumer Law
Environmental Law
Health Care Law
Miscellaneous

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     It's time to get the Paralegal Reference Manual set up so that you can begin filling it with valuable information.

Requirements
  • As a student completes an assignment he/she will be asked to insert the information into the Paralegal Reference Manual. 
  • When an assignment has been graded and returned the student will be expected to make appropriate corrections and to insert the corrected copies into the manual. 
  • Upon completion of the course a student will deliver the Paralegal Reference Manual into the instructor for grading. 
  • There will be NO extensions.  

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Grading
See student evaluation to determine the weight that the Paralegal Reference Manual will have in relation to the final grade. 
The Paralegal Reference Manual will be graded on its content, presentation and organization.  
Grading will focus on the paralegal skills discussed in the Rules of the Online Road.  
  • Organizational Skills
  • Analytical Skills
  • Computer Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Communications Skills

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Return of Manual
  • Students will be able to claim their Paralegal Reference Manual from Beth Surgenor (call for appointment 410-777-7390) in FLRS 202 after grades are completed and turned into the records office. 
  • No  Paralegal Reference Manuals will be returned until all students have turned in their manuals.
  • There will be NO extensions and NO incompletes for this course. 

**I hope some of you will consider making a duplicate so that I will be able to keep one to show future students, the ABA  and the Paralegal Program Advisory Board. 


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