BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//entrinsik//Enrole//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240329T084439Z-7E35AB70 PRIORITY:5 CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20240329T084439Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211018T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211018T235900 RRULE:FREQ=Daily;COUNT=47;INTERVAL=1 DESCRIPTION:Event Description:\n\nParalegal Certificate CourseŠ \n\n
Funding Available: This is a WIOA Approved Program - click for more funding information.
This intensive, nationally acclaimed program is designed for beginning as well as advanced legal workers. Students will be trained to interview witnesses,investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, prepare legal documents,and assist in preparing cases for courtroom litigation. The instruction is practice-oriented and relates to those areas of law in which paralegals are inmost demand.
Additional Information
Students have 14 weeks to complete the online course (7 weeks for Paralegal I and 7 weeks for Paralegal II.) Please note that the course fee covers both halves of the course. Students may choose any session listed at the bottom of the page to begin the course with Paralegal I and they will be automatically enrolled in the following session for Paralegal II.
Session Descriptions
"Legal Terminology, Documents, Ethics, and the Litigation Process"
This session focuses on the history of American jurisprudence, the theory of law, the legal process, and the nature of litigation. Discussion will cover pre-trial, trial and post-trial procedures as well as an in depth coverage of legal ethics. At the end of the first session of class, students will know how to prepare a Complaint/Petition, Answer, Third Party Complaint/Petition, and Motion for Summary Judgment.
"Introduction to the Evidentiary Predicate"
This session covers the rules of evidence and civil procedure. Basic interviewing and investigation techniques and the development and use of demonstrative evidence will also be explained. At the end of the second session of class, students will prepare discovery matter such as Interrogatories, Request for Admissions and Request for Production of Documents.
"Identifying Relevant Authority"
During this session, students will learn how to identify relevant law,determine the differences between primary and secondary authority, and between mandatory and persuasive authority, and learn how to find and apply authority to hypothetical factual situations.
"Introduction to Legal Research"
Students will learn research techniques for use in legal memoranda, motions, and briefs. Primary and secondary source materials will be discussed, and a concise approach to legal research will be developed.
"Legal Research Practice"
Legal research skills will be applied this session with emphasis on shepardizing statutes and case law and learning to use computerized legal research terminals. Numerous research assignments will be given, discussed, and critiqued. The West Key Number SystemŽ will be learned thoroughly.
"Legal Writing and Appellate Procedure"
This session will concentrate on the preparation and critique of legal memoranda, including an Interoffice Memorandum of Law and Appellate Brief.Principles of appellate procedure will also be reviewed. Proper citation format will be covered along with a discussion of job hunting techniques and job leads for those seeking their first employment as paralegals.
Registration Deadlines | ||
Course Begins | Register By | Course Ends |
January 10 | January 14 | February 25, 2022 |
March 7 | March 11 | April 22, 2022 |
May 2 | May 6 | June 17, 2022 |
June 27 | July 1 | August 12, 2022 |
August 22 | August 26 | October 7, 2022 |
October 17 | October 21 | December 2, 2022 |
Required Books
Paralegal Career for Dummies, with CD of Forms - ISBN 0-471-79956-4
Paralegal Certificate CourseŠ Workbook- ISBN 978-0-615-33356-4
Legal Document Preparation Manual for the Paralegal Certificate Course - ISBN 978-0-9637248-4-7
Introduction to Paralegalism, 8th Edition- ISBN 978-1-285-44905-0
Federal Civil Rules Booklet - ISBN 978-1934852378
UniformSystem of Citation - ISBN 9780692400197
Recommended Books
Oran's Dictionary of the Law, 4th Edition - ISBN 978-1-4180-8091-4
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to take the course.
Continuing Education Units and Contact Hours
90 contact hours or 9.0 CEUs