2012 Fall Semester (PDF) - Los Angeles City College

PREREQUISITE: Completion of Law 10. ADVISORY: English 101. Students study a detailed examination of civil cases, the methods
used in trial preparations and are introduced to legal drafting and writing.
1683 LEC 9:00 am - 12:10 pm S VARGAS, W I LS 102
LAW 012 - TORT LAW AND CLAIMS INVESTIGATION (CSU) - 3.00 UNITS
PREREQUISITES: Law 10 and English 101. This course will provide an introduction to the broad area of civil wrongs and their
appropriate remedies as well as Tort Law principles in the traditional areas of international torts, negligence, strict liability,
nuisance, and the commonly employed defences.
3009 LEC 12:30 pm - 3:40 pm S VARGAS, W I LS 102
LAW 013 - WILLS, TRUSTS, AND PROBATE ADMINISTRATION (CSU) - 3.00 UNITS
PREREQUISITE: Law 10 with satisfactory grades or equivalent. This course will provide a study of the fundamental principles of the
law of wills and trusts, including simple will and trust forms and formation; an examination of the organization and jurisdiction of
the California Probate Court, with an overview of the administration of estates in probate.
3056 LEC 6:50 pm - 10:00 pm T VARGAS, W I LS 102
LAW 033 - LAW AND THE MEDIA (CSU) - 3.00 UNITS
The student examines the federal, state, and local laws that most directly affect mass communication in the United States, focusing
on: a basic understanding of the American legal system, its institutions, and some of its terminology; a broad understanding of
First Amendment principles as they relate to mass communication; and a working knowledge ofthe laws that directly restrict or
enhance information gathering and message dissemination in the mass media, and an understanding of the rationales behind those
laws.
3380 LEC 3:30 pm - 6:40 pm T STAFF, S C CHEM 107
LAW 035 - IMMIGRATION LAW FOR PARALEGALS (CSU) - 3.00 UNITS
ADVISORIES: Law 10 and English 101. Students learn the fundamental concepts of immigration law including grounds of exclusion,
defenses to deportation, petitions and visa applications. Research and writing are emphasized in the areas of amnesty,
naturalization, citizenship, international law, criminal aspects of immigration, and various types of immigration applications.
3227 LEC 6:50 pm - 10:00 pm M MARTINEZ, V CHEM 107
LAW 037 - BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR'S RIGHTS - 3.00 UNITS
Students learn the basics of bankruptcy law and procedure. The course focuses predominantly on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy,
including preparing the necessary forms for these types of bankruptcy. Other topics include, but are not limited to, the evolution of
bankruptcy law, researching bankruptcy law, the roles of various individuals in the bankruptcy process, and information gathering
and counseling.
3058 LEC 6:50 pm - 10:00 pm W STAFF, S C CHEM 107
LAW 038 - CRIMINAL LAW & PROCDEDURE - 3.00 UNITS
Students learn substantive criminal law and the procedural rights of criminal defendants. The two essential elements of a crime - mens
rea and actus reus - will be covered in detail. Other topics that will be covered include, but are not limited to, crimes against the
person, crimes against property and habitation, crimes against the public, parties and inchoate offenses, and factual and statutory
defenses.
3369 LEC 6:50 pm - 10:10 pm Th CANAS, D L CHEM 107
LEARNING SKILLS 001A - READING (NDA) - 1.00 UNITS Rpt 3
DESCRIPTION: Individualized reading instruction for English as a Native Language (ENL) and English as a Second Language (ESL)
students from beginning to advanced college level. Students will progress from reading sentences and paragraphs to short
selections and excerpts from novels.
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