Student Services for Legal Studies Majors
Ms. Cathy Davis is the Legal Studies Student Services Coordinator. She is a certified paralegal with the Montgomery law firm of Wilkerson & Bryan, P.C., where she specializes in telecommunications, administrative law, and corporate law. She spent 16 years prior to coming to Wilkerson & Bryan working in civil litigation and insurance defense. Ms. Davis earned her associate's degree in Legal Studies from Faulkner University and was awarded the West Achievement Award and the Legal Studies Achievement Award. She earned a bachelor’s degree in the Management of Human Resources and her Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice in October, 2007 from Faulkner University. Ms. Davis is a member of the Alabama Association of Paralegals, Inc., the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc., the Montgomery County Bar Legal Assistant Association and the Faulkner University Legal Studies Advisory Committee. Most recently, Ms. Davis was appointed as a member of the Professional Development Committee for the National Association of Legal Assistants.
Technology Labs Offered:
| Subject: | Synopsis: | Offered: |
| Microsoft Word | A review of basic commands – opening, saving and page and font setup; folder organization; numbering; headers/footers; outlines; tables; merge and sort. | Civil Procedure– Every Fall |
| Excel | A review of spreadsheet set-up; headers/footers, calculations; copying and pasting; importing/exporting with Word. | Property Law – Every Spring: odd year |
| Power Point | A review of basic slide presentations and how to create slides, change master slides, editing, and presenting slide presentations. | Evidence for Paralegals – Every Spring |
| Adobe | A review of how to create and use form files, borders, editing tools, call-out and comments, send for review and incorporating changes into original document. | Family Law – Every Spring: odd year |
| Case Map | An overview of CaseMap, TimeMap, and TextMap – products designed for case management. A review of creating summaries, importing depositions and running searching, and creating timelines. | Paralegal Ethics– Every Fall, Every Summer |
| Computer Based Legal Research | A review of commonly used public search engines and government websites. | Computer Legal Research – Every Fall, Every Summer |
| Law Office Management | An overview of setting up a new law practice and tips for day-to-day operations. | Law Office Management – Every Spring, Every Summer |
| Trial Director | An overview of exhibit presentations for court and other hearings. | Criminal Law and Procedure– Every Spring |
| Electronic Filing | A review of electronic filing including Alacourt, Alafile and Pacer. | Computer Legal Research – Every Fall, Every Summer |
| Trial Notebooks | A review of the basics for setting up depositions, settlement and trial notebooks. | Intro to Paralegalism II– Every Spring, Every Fall |
| Outlook | A review of the basics of email; calendar; attachments. | Intro to Paralegalism I – Every Fall, Every Spring |
Technology labs are available for legal professionals within the community.
Offerings / times are subject to change without notice.
Please contact Ms. Cathy Davis at cdavis@faulkner.edu with any questions.