Jurisdiction, Statute Of Limitations

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This has been a rather informative five weeks, we covered lots of material, and seven chapters already. However, the most important chapters included Jurisdiction, Statute of limitations and Complaint /answer drafting. In general, attention to detail is key, when calculating the statute of limitations. There are many grey areas, which make tolling the statue difficult depending on the specifics of the case. Undoubtedly, figuring out whom has jurisdiction if any is also a challenge for me jurisdiction includes: subject matter, personal jurisdiction and many others. These first set of chapters are particularly critical, to the plight of any paralegal. Further, I have enjoyed some of the assignments, that allow us to practice these specific

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