In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.

Please complete Paralegal Career Readiness or Paralegal Internship This is for informational purposes only. Once you register for your course, you can delete this block from your timeline.

In this course, students examine the process of electronic discovery (e-discovery) as a digital investigation procedure to facilitate search for key information. They explore the process of recovering, searching, organizing, and analyzing data stored on computers and other digital storage devices. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to apply electronic discovery tools to support case management and trial preparation.

In this course, students explore legal ethics and the obligations of paralegals. They examine the regulation of attorney and paralegal conduct, confidentiality, unauthorized practice of law, conflicts of interest, client management, disciplinary procedures, and malpractice. Students analyze strategies for identifying and resolving ethical problems. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain professional responsibility and apply ethical rules in making decisions.

Please complete Employment Law or Bankruptcy Law This is for informational purposes only. Once you register for your course, you can delete this block from your timeline.

In this course, students analyze international law and the immigration court system. They examine international courts and treaties and characterize individual human rights recognized internationally. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain the process for acquiring US citizenship and the process for obtaining work and student visas.

Please complete 110-110 Admin Law/Health Care Public Benefits or 110-111 Guardianships and Protective Services This is for informational purposes only. Once you register for your course, you can delete this block from your timeline.

In this course, students examine the estate planning process. They analyze the path of the probate process with a focus on Wisconsin laws. Students explore wills, trusts, estates, power of attorneys, and advanced directives. They investigate probate forms and procedures used in probate administration, and they examine law regulating the inheritance of property through intestacy. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain the probate process with a focus on Wisconsin laws.

In this course, students analyze the fundamentals of effective legal writing. They draft a variety of documents including legal memoranda, memoranda, case briefs, pleadings, motions, and legal correspondence. Upon completion of the class, students will be able to apply practical skills required for legal writing and analysis.

In this course, students analyze the theory and practical application of criminal law and procedure. They examine the basic classification of crimes and the processes by which Constitutional rights of defendants are upheld. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to assist attorneys practicing in the field of criminal law either as prosecutors or defense attorneys.