Paralegal 150 Hours $1995.00 SPECIAL - Now $499!
This Paralegal course is a self-paced, online course with the chief goal of providing students with the legal knowledge and practical skills essential to becoming proficient, ethical paralegals. Individuals are prepared for working under the supervision of an attorney performing a broad variety of legal tasks. Students will learn about the paralegal profession, present and future. Other areas covered will include a formal introduction to law and the history of American law, the court system, and substantive law. Legal terminology and skills involving civil litigation and legal analysis and writing will help prepare the student for the challenge of today's paralegal.
Students will become familiar with the up-and-coming computer programs and software as they relate to the law office, as well as an introduction to computer-assisted legal research. This course will provide a solid foundation for the successful future paralegal/legal assistant.
Course Outline
- Introduction to the Paralegal Profession
- Law office structure and operations
- History and Basis of U.S. Law
- Court Structure and System
- Grammar in a legal environment
- Analysis and Legal Writing
- Preparing and conducting interviews
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify various legal specialties, their purpose, their terms, and specific details, including:
- Define and understand contract law.
- Define and understand criminal law.
- Summarize issues relating to estate planning, estates, and guardianships.
- Explain torts and tortfeasors.
Courses Included:
- Office Procedures Level 1
- Legal Secretary Orientation
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant: Citation Workbook v01
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant: Basics
- Office Procedures Level 2
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant: Specialties v01
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant: Using Computers in the Law Office
The Legal Secretary program is designed to prepare individuals for employment as a legal secretary. Program graduates will be employable by law firms, attorneys, and other businesses requiring legal services. The program teaches students fundamentals of the profession, including American Law, court systems, litigation, law specialties, and how to build their own Cybrary.
Upon completion of the Legal Secretary program, graduates can perform interview (interrogations), legal writing, and use citations for legal documents.
Program Syllabus:
Paralegal and Legal Assistant: Basics: 100 Hours
This paralegal training course focuses on the legal concepts, procedures, and skills that are used in a wide variety of legal environments. It is designed to teach the functions and processes of institutions in the U.S. legal system, roles and issues in the paralegal field, legal ethics, and selected specialties of law. The course includes a listing of important skills, including legal analysis, communication, legal research, computer knowledge, legal drafting, investigation, interviewing witnesses, client relationships, and office organization. If you complete it, you should be prepared for a challenging and responsible career in the legal environment.
Paralegal and Legal Assistant: Specialties: 300 Hours
This course focuses on law specialties, complete with samples of pleadings, formats, and citations. It is designed to teach the functions and processes of institutions in the U.S. legal system, roles and issues in the field, and selected specialties of law. It discusses employment opportunities and provides dozens of websites for research purposes to enhance your educational skills on-line and build your own personal library. The law specialties covered in detail include Bankruptcy Law, Business Law, Law of Contracts, Family Law, Torts, and Litigation, Criminal Law, and Real Estate Law.
Paralegal and Legal Assistant: Citation Workbook: 50 Hours
This paralegal training course focuses on the legal concepts, procedures, and skills that are used in a wide variety of legal environments. It is designed to teach the functions and processes of institutions in the U.S. legal system, roles and issues in the paralegal field, legal ethics, and selected specialties of law. The course includes a listing of important skills, including legal analysis, communication, legal research, computer knowledge, legal drafting, investigation, interviewing witnesses, client relationships, and office organization. If you complete it, you should be prepared for a challenging and responsible career in the legal environment.
Paralegal and Legal Assistant: Using Computers in the Law Office: 300 Hours
From basic computer concepts to more complex skills, this textbook-based course provides up-to-date information regarding the use of technology by paralegals in all types of legal organizations. The textbook provides students with a comprehensive grounding in the use of computers in legal organizations. Important topics include electronic discovery, Internet legal/factual research, legal timekeeping and billing, litigation support software, and case management and docket control software. Mobile computing, document management, security, ethics, the electronic courthouse and many other trends in legal computing are thoroughly discussed. With hands-on tutorials, students have the opportunity to practice using computers to complete and manage legal work.
Office Procedures Level 1: 30 hours
This course teaches introductory office procedures and practices to the novice office worker. It consists of six Lessons and a Final Exam. Each Lesson is divided into Sections with related Tasks. There are questions at the end of each Lesson designed to reinforce the concepts the student has learned in the Lesson.