Customized Education and Professional Development
Customized Education Offerings
Paralegal Certificate Course
- 84 Hours of Instruction
- Six Weeks (evenings & weekends)
- Two free weeks of WESTLAW access
- Professional Certificate Awarded by St. Cloud State University
- Available via video, audio, CD-ROM, and Online too!
This intensive, nationally acclaimed program is designed for beginning as well as advanced legal workers. Students will be trained to assist trial attorneys, interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, and assist in preparing cases for courtroom litigation. The instruction is practice-oriented and relates to those areas of the law in which legal assistants are most in demand. There are no prerequisites, but students will be expected to complete a significant amount of homework for each weekly session. This program will help students increase their office's efficiency, productivity, and billable hours as well as learn new marketable job skills. Successful graduates will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from St. Cloud State University. To receive a Certificate, students must pass six quizzes and successfully complete five legal document writing assignments.
Course Outline
- Week 1: Legal Terminology, Documents, Ethics, and the Litigation Process
- Week 2: Introduction to the Evidentiary Predicate
- Week 3: Identifying Relevant Authority
- Week 4: Introduction to Legal Research
- Week 5: Legal Research Practice and Document Preparation
- Week 6: Legal Writing and Appellate Procedure
For further information about Legal Studies and the Paralegal Certificate Program please go to http://www.legalstudies.com or contact Gail M. Ruhland (gmruhland@stcloudstate.edu) in the Center for Continuing Studies, (320) 308-3081.
Schedule
Live lecture classes will be held for six weeks from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Also, each session will have two Saturday classes from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.
Dates
The dates for these classes are available through the Center for Legal Studies website at http://www.legalstudies.com or the St. Cloud State University, Center for Continuing Studies. Contact Gail Ruhland (gmruhland@stcloudstate.edu) at the Center for Continuing Studies at (320) 308-3081 for the most current information or to obtain a copy of the latest brochure.
