Office of Continuing Education: Certificate Programs
Paralegal Studies Certificate Program
The Paralegal Studies Certificate Program, consisting of Paralegal Studies I and Paralegal Studies II, helps prepare the student for employment as a paralegal. Completion of the program will upgrade your skills and understanding of legal support and enhance your employability. You must complete both Paralegal Studies I and Paralegal Studies II for the certificate.
Paralegal Studies I
Sessions cover legal terminology, documents, ethics, the litigation process, introduction to the evidentiary predicate, and identifying relevant authority. You will cover the history of American jurisprudence, the theory of law, the legal process, the nature of litigation, pre-trial procedures, and legal ethics. You will exposed to how to prepare a complaint/petition, answer, third party complaint/petition, motion for summary judgment, basic interviewing and investigation techniques, the development and use of demonstrative evidence, preparation of discovery matter such as interrogatories, request for admissions, and request for production of documents. Finally, students will learn how to identify relevant law, determine the differences between primary and secondary and mandatory and persuasive authority, and learn how to find and apply authority to hypothetical factual situations.
Location: Stuckey Conference Center, Room 119
Dates: September 17-18, October 1-2 and October 15-16
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM,
Instructor: Attorney Regina Mincey
Course Fee: $595 Student Service Program Fee: $195
To Register, click on Registration Form, complete the form and fax back to us at (770) 233-6180, or to register over the phone call us at (770) 229-3477.
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Paralegal Studies II
Sessions cover introduction to legal research, legal research practice, legal writing and appellate procedure. 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 skills will be applied with emphasis on shepardizing statutes and cad case law and learning to use computerized legal research terminals. The West “key number” system will be learned thoroughly. Finally, the course concentrates on the preparation and critique of legal memoranda, including an Interoffice Memorandum of Law and Appellate Brief, Principles of appellate procedure, proper citation format, and a discussion of job hunting techniques and job leads for those seeking their first employment as paralegals.
Location: Stuckey Conference Center, Room 119
Dates: November 5-6, November 19-20 and December 3-4
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Attorney Regina Mincey
Course Fee: $595
To Register, click on Registration Form, complete the form and fax back to us at (770) 233-6180, or to register over the phone call us at (770) 229-3477.