Instructor Expectations: Although each intern is expected to complete approximately 15 hours per week in a law firm, it is required that each intern attend class weekly. Each week there will be a lecture and the instructor will collect a record of hours completed, as well as a description of assignments and student's comments.

Grading Policy: The final grade for the internship will be determined by the Supervisor and Instructor based on class attendance.

Course Outline:

1. Image Professional - Ethics
2. Investigation Techniques - Legal Research Review
3. Where to find things at the Courthouse
4. Independent/Free-Lance Paralegals
5. Professional Development - Resume/Cover Letters.
6. Review Resumes/Cover Letters - Career & Counseling Service Speaker
7. Speaker: Law Office Manager - Qualifications employer's look for when hiring.
8. Legal System Organization - NALA/NFPA/PANP
9. Westlaw/Lexis/Computer Applications - Novel ways Paralegals are using computers.
10. Interviewing Techniques
11. Interviewing Techniques
12. Individual discussions with interns regarding their impression of internship/supervisor.
13. Open class discussion of perceptions of individual internships.
14. Continuing legal education (CLE)