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Biography
J.D., Nashville School of Law
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University,
Environmental Science
Dr. Terry has been
involved in the private practice of law for eight years. Licensed to
practice law in October of 1999, she practiced in the family firm of
Terry, Terry and Stapleton representing clients in areas of general
trial practice, focusing on personal injury, criminal defense and
domestic relations. Prior to being licensed to practice law, she worked
as a law clerk/paralegal with the firm, conducting interviews, preparing
documents and performing research. She is a member of the Tennessee
Trail Lawyers Association, the American Association of Justice, formerly
American Trial Lawyers Association, and Tennessee Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers. She was adjunct faculty for the program
during the 2006-2007 school years and currently serves as associate
professor of law. She is admitted to practice in all Tennessee State
courts and the United States District Court for Eastern District of
Tennessee.
Courses Taught
If you would like to see the course
description for the courses I am currently teaching, click on the links
below:
LAW 1110 course description
LAW 1120 course description
If you would like
to see the syllabus for any of these courses, contact me at
jana.terry@ws.edu
Course
description for LAW 1110:
An overview of the legal assistant profession including the work and
regulation of attorneys; the definition and role of the paralegal;
paralegal skills; state regulation of paralegals; job opportunities for
paralegals; attorney and paralegal ethics and professionalism; the legal
office environment including personnel, systems, procedures, and
software.
Course description for LAW
1120:
Study of government organization, sources of law and research methods;
training in legal research of primary and secondary law sources
including statutory codes, reporters, digests, case briefing, legal
encyclopedias, treatises, practice manuals, ALR and the CFR. Training
in computer assisted legal research including Internet research, Westlaw
and Lexis.
IS ONLINE
INSTRUCTION RIGHT FOR YOU?
This
page will give you important information so that you can determine
if taking courses online is a good choice for you. Online
instruction can be an effective and convenient way to learn. It
enables you to "attend" class without leaving your home. BUT
ONLINE INSTRUCTION IS NOT FOR EVERYONE!! Many students need
direct contact with the instructor in order to be successful. Some
students do better having other students in the classroom with
them.
In order to do well in a Web-based class you need to be able to
learn effectively without that regular interaction with the
instructor and other students. (Our class will meet as a class only
one time—at the orientation. All other work, including exams, will
be done online.) You also need to be something of a self-starter,
able to motivate yourself to do the required work on a timely
basis. Remember that you won’t be in a classroom where I am
reminding you of what is due when. In a Web-based course YOU must
read and follow the syllabus, access the WebCT course site, do the
required reading and work assignments, take the required exams and
turn them in on time, all without anybody pushing you or reminding
you to do that.
To help determine
whether online instruction is a good choice for you, go to
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/selfEval.asp
and complete the questionnaire "Self Evaluation for Potential Online
Students" from the University of Illinois. Take this and see your
results. Online instruction is an opportunity to have convenient
access to college courses. We need to make sure that an online
course is the right choice for you. If you conclude that you
should take this course by traditional classroom format, you should
enroll in a classroom section of the course and not in an online
section.
To take an online course, you will need to have access to a
computer that is connected to the Internet. This computer must have
a Web "browser" (Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher or Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher). You will also need an e-mail
account. If you don't have an e-mail account, there are numerous
free e-mail services on the Web (www.hotmail.com
for one;
www.yahoo.com for
another).
If you have decided to register for this Web-based course, please
do the following:
1. Take the "Self Evaluation for Potential Online Students" from
the University of Illinois referenced above.
2. E-mail me at
steve.parsons@ws.edu
and tell me that you have completed the online survey and have
registered for the class.
3. Attend the
Orientation Session for the course scheduled for the date, time and
place indicated at
http://www.ws.edu/eveninged/courses/.
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