Law School for Non-Lawyers

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Course Description

Learn from lawyers about legal issues affecting you! The South Carolina Bar is sponsoring Law School for Non-Lawyers, an 8-week course designed to provide an overview of the SC legal system and insight into common legal issues. All classes are taught by licensed attorneys and judges.

Course Description: This program consists of 16 class sessions. Each session will be conducted by a South Carolina attorney. Topics include: overview of state courts, alternative dispute resolution, juvenile justice and child protection, family law, real estate/landlord tenant law, wills, estates and probate, health care and elder law, SC workers’ compensation law, employment law, bankruptcy law, consumer law & debt collection, education, immigration, criminal law, and torts. Participants are not required to attend every session. A list of speakers and topics will be provided prior to the course start date.

Course Delivery: The spring semester course has been canceled due to low enrollment.

Cost: Yet to be determined for the fall class. The cost will include course materials. Participants will be provided the course materials in the designated classroom on the first night of class at CCTC’s AMTTC (853 Broad St., Sumter).

Dates:

Date	Day	Time	Location
TBD	TBD	6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.	AMTTC

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