Develop an initial client interview checklist and be able to express the reasons why the questions are relevant.
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Describe the investigation and fact gathering necessary for possible settlement of claims before initiation of a lawsuit.
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Draft a complaint, answer, and motion or reply with supporting memorandum.
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Draft interrogatories, requests for admission, answer to these documents, and have a basic understanding of other forms of discovery.
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Explain the manner in which pretrial statements by a party or witness may be used for purposes of trial.
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Describe the pretrial and trial procedure and the role of the paralegal in assisting the attorney in these stages.
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List the sources of civil rules and rules of evidence.
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Evaluate and apply the rules of ethics and the code of professional responsibility as they would apply in an instructor-selected civil litigation fact pattern.
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Draft and present jury instructions for an instructor-selected civil litigation fact pattern.
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Draft a brief in support of a motion for summary judgment.
