e highly recommend completing the Westlaw Fundamentals Paralegal Certification tutorials over the break.

These are optional and designed to help you prepare to use Westlaw during paralegal 2.

Exercise #1: WESTLAW EXERCISES

To complete the free online eLearning tutorials from Westlaw, register online athttps://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/westlaw-legal-research/training-support.

Click here for detailed instructions for accessing the free paralegal training fromWestlaw.MAKE SURE YOU COPY AND SAVE THE INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUR COMPUTER.Please contact WestTech Support at 1-800-WESTLAW if you have anyissues.

NOTE: You do not need your Westlaw Password to register for the free tutorialsOnce you've completed all tutorials and passed all of the quizzes, you will be able to print a training certificate from West. Please keep this certificate for your records. (You are not required to submit this in the course.)

Exercise #2: Review of Course Objectives

Please review the following course objectives by Friday at 9:00 a.m. your time:

* the origins and history of the American legal system

* the meaning and application of important legal terminology

* attorney and paralegal ethics

* techniques of jury selection and the jury selection process

* how to prepare legal documents including demand letters, pleadings, discovery documents, motions and memos

* significant elements of the substantive law of torts, contracts

* the important rules of civil procedure and evidence

* how to conduct a legal interview

* how to conduct legal investigation

* how to conduct legal analysis and perform

* legal problem solving

Did we meet the objectives outlined for each week of class? What is the most valuable lesson you have learned? How has your perspective of the American legal system changed as a result of this course? The knowledge you have learned in Paralegal 1 will be continued in Paralegal 2. You will be using the same texts in Paralegal 2, so keep your materials. Once you have successfully completed both Paralegal 1 & 2, you will receive your certificate from the university.