Course Description
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 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 the University of North Dakota. To receive a Certificate, students must pass six quizzes and successfully complete five legal documents writing assignments.
This Professional Certificate provides an individual with the recognition that he/she has achieved the level of professional knowledge and competency necessary to work within the legal field. For more information, please visit our web page at http://www.legalstudies.com.
Tuition for this program is $1089 per person and includes:
- Handouts and assistance with placement in a voluntary internship for students interested in gaining law office experience who finish with a grade of an "A" and in the top 25% of their class.
- Video tapes, audio tapes, or CD's are included in tuition for courses taken on video, audio or CD-ROM formats. Textbooks are not included in the tuition fee.
Textbooks for Video, Audio or CD-ROM:
North Dakota Rules of Court; Federal Civil Rules Booklet; Paralegal Procedures and Practices; Paralegal Career for Dummies, with CD of Forms; and A Paralegal Primer, 1st edition, by Scott and Lisa Hatch.
All textbooks available for approximately $240.
Textbooks for Online:
Federal Civil Rules Booklet; Basics of Legal Document Preparation, by Robert Cummins; Paralegal Procedures and Practices; Introduction to Paralegalism, 6th edition, by William Statsky; Paralegal Career for Dummies, with CD of Forms, both by Scott and Lisa Hatch.
All textbooks available for approximately $300.
Online:
Please visit http://www.legalstudies.com for book information.
Textbooks and materials are available from The Center for Legal Studies at least one week prior to the first weekend of class by calling 1-800-522-7737. Books ordered from The Center for Legal Studies during the week immediately prior to the beginning of class will incur an additional Fed Ex fee.
Refund Policy: We understand that your schedule may change at the last minute and prevent you from attending this course. If you must cancel your registration, please call us at least one weekend in advance of the program and we will issue you a refund. No refunds will be given after the first class meeting.
Schedule
Courses are available upon request and need to be completed within 90 days. The scheduling is flexible, allows the student to set their own schedule, and work at their own pace.
The program is coordinated by our educational partner, Scott Hatch, J. D. of The Center for Legal Studies, who has been offering paralegal programs nationally since 1980. His courses are currently offered at over 350 universities and colleges across the U.S. and his "Law for Life" series is featured on cable. He is listed in Who's Who in California and Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. He is the author of several textbooks including Paralegal Procedures and Practices published by West/ITP.
Registration is easy:
- Register online.
- Print out and complete the application in the brochure and submit it by mail or fax to:
Office of Certificate Programs
PO Box 9021
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9021
Fax: 701-777-6401
- Call our office at 1-877-450-1841 or (701) 777-4269.
- Apply in person at Gustafson Hall on the University of North Dakota campus.
Note: Registration will not be processed until payment is received unless prior arrangements have been made with the Office of Certificate Programs.
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