Pre-Law

Do you have a passion for understanding and upholding the law?

Students entering the Pre-Law program at the EACC should have an interest in the legal system, understanding law, and exploring the various occupations within the legal/law enforcement field.

Successful students will demonstrate a high level of aptitude with language arts, government, and/or debate, with a very high attention to detail and an understanding of confidentiality.

Does this sound like you? Pre-Law may be the path for you!

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Develop Your Skills
Make Your Mark

Develop Your Skills

Students in the Pre-Law program are introduced introduces to a broad understanding of the American courts and legal system.

Through service and project-based learning, Pre-Law students will have the opportunity to take on a variety of real-world design work in collaboration with their instructor and classmates.

Through work-based learning, Pre-Law students may have the opportunity to complete a semester-long or school-year long internship at a local business.

Year One Curriculum
Year Two Curriculum

Year One Curriculum

Students will engage with and learn about the various court structures, the key players within the system, and how our rules and laws are made, enforced, interpreted and applied.
Year one curriculum will cover substantive legal topics and provide hands-on learning regarding legal research, legal writing, case briefing, interviewing skills, and profession ethics.
The course will examine the rules of professional conduct that apply to all legal professionals including: the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, the American Bar Association Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistants, and various other sets of rules of conduct created by paralegal associations.

Year Two Curriculum

Year two introduces the student to legal research resources including constitutions, statutory codes and annotations, administrative encyclopedias, treatises, legal periodicals, practice manuals, and form books.
Students are introduced to various finding tools for accessing information in these resources.
Students will learn proper legal citation form, citation services, and research strategy.
Students will further develop legal writing skills, including how to write sharp, clear prose and become more proficient and efficient at composing, organizing, and summarizing a wide variety of legal written documents.
The student will be exposed to various legal writing techniques that are used in drafting a wide variety of legal documents.
Student are introduced to the Indiana Trial Rules, court rules, local rules, and small claims; specifically the Rules of Civil Procedure, and how they apply to each part of a case.
Topics include filing requirements, the rules regarding service of process, calculation of deadlines, motion practice, discovery, trials, and relief from judgements

Make Your Mark

Students completing the Pre-Law program at the EACC will be prepared to begin specialized training as a paralegal or attend college to advance to additional job opportunities in the field.

During their two years at the EACC, Pre-Law students will have the opportunity to earn 36 college credits through dual enrollment at Ivy Tech Community College, at no charge to the student/family and by simply successfully completing the EACC program. Students who complete the program will have the opportunity to test for Microsoft Office Specialist: Expert.

Industry Certifications
Dual Credit Offerings

Industry Certifications

Dual Credit Offerings

Earn up to 36 college credits and early college certificate through Ivy Tech Community College. College coursework is embedded into EACC curriculum.

SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology (Elec)	3 credits
LEGS 101 - Introduction to Legal Studies (Prin)	3 credits
LEGS 170 - Legal Studies (Prin)	3 credits
LEGS 102 - Legal Research (Con A)	3 credits
LEGS - 124 Legal Writing I (Con A)	3 credits
LEGS 103 - Civil Procedures (Con B)	3 credits
LEGS 202 - Litigation (CAP)	3 credits
LEGS 223 - Legal Writings II (CAP)	3 credits
PARA 155 - Law Office Technology (CAP)	3 credits
BOAT 105 - Microsoft Word (certification crosswalk)	3 credits
BOAT - Microsoft PowerPoint (certification crosswalk)	3 credits
BOAT 218 - Microsoft Excel (certification crosswalk)	3 credits