Anna Gallagher

Education

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  University of Nevada, Reno

  2015 - 2018

  Bachelor's degree Criminal justice

  The years I spent at the University of Nevada, Reno, I learned about law and how to research that can be quite helpful as a paralegal. The courses I took at the University of Nevada, Reno are Criminological Theory, CriminalLaw and Procedure, Interpersonal Communication, Administration of Justice, Courts and the American Legal System, and Research Methodology in Criminal Justice.

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  University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  2019 - 2020

  Legal Assistant/Paralegal

  The paralegal program was a fifteen weeks course where I was enrolled in two classes, Practicum and Substantive Law. In the Practicum class, I learned the skills paralegals need to fulfill their daily duties. I was assigned a hypothetical case where I took it all theway through till the end. I drafted a demand letter, complaint, initial disclosures, joint case conference report, written discovery, written discovery responses, and motion for summary judgment. In the Substantive Law class, I… Show more The paralegal program was a fifteen weeks course where I was enrolled in two classes, Practicum and Substantive Law. In the Practicum class, I learned the skills paralegals need to fulfill their daily duties. I was assigned a hypothetical case where I took it all theway through till the end. I drafted a demand letter, complaint, initial disclosures, joint case conference report, written discovery, written discovery responses, and motion for summary judgment. In the Substantive Law class, I learned various types of law: tort law, contracts, civil procedure, family law, wills and trusts, and criminal law. Show less

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  Santa Rosa Junior College

  2012 - 2015

  Associate's degree Criminology

  The years I spent at the Santa Rosa Junior College, I learned about law and how to research that can be quite helpful as a paralegal. The courses I took at the Santa Rosa Junior College are Critical Thinking, Criminal Law Concepts, Administrative justice, and U.S. Government.