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LGLA 1343   Bankruptcy (3)
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: LGLA 1313, LGLA 1311, ENGL 1301.
This course presents fundamental common law and statutory concepts of bankruptcy law and procedure. Topics include individual and business liquidation and reorganization, debtors' and creditors' rights, adversarial matters and litigation in bankruptcy court, legal terminology relating to bankruptcy law, ethical considerations for paralegals working in this area, and emerging computer applications in bankruptcy practice. (3 Lec.)

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Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

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Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.