Paralegal Course Reflection

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During my high school years, I have completed a Constitutional Law for Enlightened Citizens course, Constitution Alive! A Citizen's Guide to the Constitution, and an Explore a Career as a Paralegal course. In each course, I have expounded my knowledge on the law while doing extensive legal research and writing. Through the Constitutional Law for Enlightened Citizens course, I have learned to preform legal research and read numerous court cases. Constitution Alive! A Citizen's Guide to the Constitution has taught me the original intent of the Constitution by the writings and original intent of the founding fathers. The Explore a Career as a Paralegal course taught me how to write a basic contract, brief a case, how to perform an interview,

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