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Paralegal Professional uses real-world examples to cover all the topics a student needs to know to prepare for their paralegal career. Topics covered include career development, ethics and professional responsibility, pretrial preparation, trial proceedings, and legal interviewing and investigation. Learn guidelines for performing legal research and analysis and standards for legal communications and writing. Take the steps to develop your Paralegal career today!
Prerequisite(s): None
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Identify the job description and classifications of the paralegal profession
- Define law ethics, the categories of law, and the court system
- List the steps involved in trial and pretrial procedures
- Recall techniques for effective legal research and analysis
- Recognize guidelines for legal writing and communications
Paralegal Professional Module 1
The Paralegal Career
- What is a Paralegal?
- Paralegal Tasks
- Educational Options
- Skills and Attributes
- Career Opportunities
- Compensation
- Organizational Structure of Law Firms
- Filing Procedures
- Communications
- Law Office Culture and Politics
Paralegal Professional Module 2
American Law and Court Systems
- Regulation of Attorneys
- Attorney Ethics
- Regulation of Paralegals
- Sources of American Law
- Constitutional Law
- Statutory Law
- Administrative Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Basic Judicial Requirements
- Federal and State Court Systems
Paralegal Professional Module 3
Online Legal Research and Analysis
- Researching Case Law
- Case Reporting System
- Analyzing Case Law
- Researching Constitutional and Statutory Law
- Analyzing Statutory Law
- Legal Resources on the Internet
- Lexis and Westlaw
- Alternative Legal Research Sources
- Conducting Online Research
Paralegal Professional Module 4
Legal Writing and Civil Litigation
- Receiving a Writing Assignment
- Tools for Writers
- Pleadings, Discovery and Motions
- General Legal Correspondence
- The Legal Memorandum
- Preliminaries and Pleadings
- Discovery of Electronic Evidence
- Maintenance of Electronic Records
- Pretrial Motions
Paralegal Professional Module 5
Interviews, Investigations and Trial Procedures
- Planning for the Interview
- Interviewing Skills
- Interviewing Clients
- Interviewing Witnesses
- Planning and Conducting Investigations
- Preparing for Trial
- Jury Selection
- Post-trial Motions and Procedures
Paralegal Professional Module 6
Criminal, Tort and Consumer Law
- Defining Crime
- Types of Crime
- Cyber Crime
- Prosecution
- Intentional Torts
- Negligence
- Product Liability
- Consumer Law
Paralegal Professional Module 7
Contracts, Insurance Law and Family Law
- Requirements to Form a Valid Contract
- Defenses to Contract Enforceability
- Sales Contracts and Warranties
- Contract Performance and Remedies
- Online Contracting and Electronic Signatures
- Intellectual Property Law
- Real Property
- Insurance Law
- Family Law
- Wills, Trusts and Estates
Paralegal Professional Module 8
Employment Law, Bankruptcy and Environmental Law
- Forms of Business Organization
- Agency Law
- Employment Law
- Bankruptcy Code
- Liquidation Proceedings
- Individual Repayment Plans
- Reorganizations
- Environmental Law
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
Ed4Career is committed to being both environmentally conscious and making it easier for you to study! We’re making your education mobile! All of our textbooks are now provided as eTextbooks. You can access them on your laptop, tablet, or mobile device and can study anytime, anywhere.
The move away from physical books to eTextbooks means you get the latest, most up-to-date version available. This also makes your training more accessible, so you can study anywhere you have your phone or tablet. The best part is that all materials are included in your training cost so there are NO extra fees for books!
Upon successful completion of our Paralegal Professional course, students will be prepared, in part, to sit for the NALA (National Association of Legal Assistants) certification exam to become a Certified Paralegal (CP). MUST fulfill additional requirements per NALA to sit for the exam.
**Certification exams are not included in the cost of the course.**
Internet Connection
- Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections
*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware Requirements
- Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
- Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
PC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
- Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player
MAC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
- Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Apple QuickTime Media Player