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Civil Litigation II

LAW-40021

Learn the specific tools a litigation paralegal is required to master. As a follow-up to "Civil Litigation I", in this course you will take a case study and plan it, from filing a complaint to preparing it for trial. Participants will also organize a case for trial, learning how to summarize depositions, prepare joint disposition conference reports and organize information and documents. Additional topics include arbitration, settlement and mediation, as well as the litigation paralegal's role in pre-trial case preparation, trial and post-trial activities.

Course Format

This is a Live Online Synchronous course, with web-based class lectures scheduled to meet at published dates and times.  UCSD Extended Studies operates in Pacific Standard Time and therefore all class meetings and deadlines are held to Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Attendance is required for all meetings, regardless of the time zone in which you reside.  

Course Information

Live Online
3.00 units
$595.00
Notes: Required Prerequisite: This course must be taken AFTER the successful completion of Civil Litigation I (LAW-40018). Students MUST completed both Civil Litigation I and II with the same Instructor. 

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Paralegal Studies (ABA Approved)

Course sessions

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Section ID:

188239

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 5/16/2025

Note:

Textbooks: Please purchase the most current edition. -Litigation by The Numbers -California Civil Litigation and Discovery Purchase directly from the publisher's student discount page: https://www.litigationbythenumbers.com/textbook-purchases Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published dates and times (PST). Attendance is required for all meetings. You will have access to your online course on the published start date.

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
5/13/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
5/15/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
5/20/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
5/22/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
5/27/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
5/29/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
6/3/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
6/5/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
6/10/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
6/12/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
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Instructor: Katherine Wilkins, CLAS

Katherine Wilkins, CLAS

Executive Director, Dysimmune Neuromuscular Diseases Foundation

Kate Wilkins, CLAS, has over 40 years experience as a traditional paralegal and 20 years as a paralegal educator. She is currently the Executive Director of the Dysimmune Neuromuscular Diseases Foundation. She also has Legal Connection, and is a past director of the National Association of Legal Assistants and the Hawaii Association of Legal Assistants.

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Section ID:

190594

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 7/11/2025
  • Prerequisite required

Note:

Textbooks: Please purchase the most current edition. -Litigation by The Numbers -California Civil Litigation and Discovery Purchase directly from the publisher's student discount page: https://www.litigationbythenumbers.com/textbook-purchases Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published dates and times (PST). Attendance is required for all meetings. You will have access to your online course on the published start date.

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
7/9/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
7/16/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
7/23/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
7/30/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
8/6/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
8/13/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
8/20/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
8/27/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
9/3/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
9/10/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
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Instructor: Jamie Townsend, Esq

Jamie Townsend, Esq

Ms. Jamie Townsend is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. While in law school, she served as an editor on the law review and was an Olin Student Fellow in law and economics. 

After graduating she worked at a boutique intellectual property law firm in Los Angeles before teaching law school for several years, including teaching on the topic of business organizations at Western State College of Law. She has written extensively in the areas of intellectual property and the changing application of law to modern media.

Ms. Townsend currently practices in the field of transactional corporate law specializing in small to medium businesses, intellectual property, general business litigation and employment law. 

 She is passionate about the First Amendment and about teaching.

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Section ID:

190593

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 8/14/2025

Note:

Textbooks: Please purchase the most current edition. -Litigation by The Numbers -California Civil Litigation and Discovery Purchase directly from the publisher's student discount page: https://www.litigationbythenumbers.com/textbook- purchases Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published dates and times (PST). Attendance is required for all meetings. You will have access to your online course on the published start date.

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
8/12/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
8/14/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
8/19/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
8/21/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
8/26/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
8/28/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
9/2/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
9/4/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
9/9/2025 Tue 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
9/11/2025 Thu 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
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Instructor: Katherine Wilkins, CLAS

Katherine Wilkins, CLAS

Executive Director, Dysimmune Neuromuscular Diseases Foundation

Kate Wilkins, CLAS, has over 40 years experience as a traditional paralegal and 20 years as a paralegal educator. She is currently the Executive Director of the Dysimmune Neuromuscular Diseases Foundation. She also has Legal Connection, and is a past director of the National Association of Legal Assistants and the Hawaii Association of Legal Assistants.

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