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** identify the most appropriate adjudicative body to resolve the issues at play | ** identify the most appropriate adjudicative body to resolve the issues at play | ||
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** Identify the relevant statutes that influence the outcome of an adjudicated resolution. | |||
Revision as of 17:58, 7 April 2021
Overview
Paralegal students are expected to be ready to engage in field training with respect to their professional development. Field training means learning the methods needed to file and respond to various civil, and administrative proceedings. The focus of field training is learning specific methodologies needed to engage in the provision of legal services.
Paralegal students who start out in placements are already expected to be able to demonstrate the following core skills
- Digest a fact situation given by the placement supervisor or a client and be able
- to identify the legal issues at play,
- research and locate the leading caselaw on the legal issues,
- identify the most appropriate adjudicative body to resolve the issues at play
- locate the rules of procedure for the appropriate adjudicative body
- Identify the relevant statutes that influence the outcome of an adjudicated resolution.
