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The Paralegal Learning Center’s
Certificate Program
curriculum is comprised of eight courses, each of which is one
month in duration. No prior legal training or knowledge is required
for admission into the Certificate Program. Our
curriculum will provide you with a solid foundation of legal
concepts and principles in the most important fields of law
today.
The curriculum is designed with one goal in
mind: prepare you for your working career. The vast majority
of jobs for new paralegals are in the areas of litigation,
corporate, real estate, personal injury/torts and trust and
estates – these are the areas on which we will focus.
Unlike many undergraduate programs, The PLC Certificate Program
is designed to bring you and your new skills “to market”
quickly.
The textbooks that we use are from West / Thomson
Learning publishers. These proven texts are the same ones
that are used in many college and professional schools throughout
the country, and are regarded as among the finest available
for paralegal training.
The following Course List describes each of
the subject areas taught under the Certificate Program.
CONTRACTS – PLC101
Course Description:
In Contracts, you will learn the basic
principles of contract formation. You will also learn
about contract enforceability, breach and remedies for
breach, third-party interests and choice of law. This
course will provide you with an exceptionally strong,
substantive understanding of contracts. |
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BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS / CORPORATIONS
- PLC102
Course
Description:
In this course, you will learn about the corporation structure.
You will learn about the benefits and limitations of this
form of business organization, along with issues such
as the rules and duties that govern corporate boards and
officers, officer and board liability, corporate tax,
shareholder voting, shareholder rights, etc. You will
also gain a general understanding of other forms of business
organizations, such as sole proprietorships, partnerships
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CIVIL LITIGATION – PLC103
Course Description:
Civil Litigation will provide you with a solid understanding
of the fundamentals of litigation. You will learn about
the judicial process, including the federal and state
court structures, as well as the general principles that
govern litigation. You will also study important topics
such as jurisdiction, venue and discovery. You will also
learn the basic elements of a summons, complaint, motion,
brief and pleading. |
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REAL ESTATE –
PLC104
Course Description:
This course will examine
the general theory of real estate transactions. You will
learn about the historical development of real estate
concepts. You will also gain a working knowledge of real
estate contracts, deeds, mortgages and title reports.
This is an extremely large area of the law in which many
paralegals find employment. |
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TRUSTS AND ESTATES –
PLC105
Course Description:
This course provides both
a theoretical and practical understanding of the laws
of inheritance and estate planning. Some of the areas
that will be covered include estate planning techniques,
gifts and charitable transfers, life insurance as an estate
planning tool and federal taxation issues. |
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PERSONAL INJURY LAW / TORTS
– PLC106
Course Description:
In this course you will learn
the basic theory of tort law. You will learn to evaluate
types of liability, and you will become familiar with
the concepts of injuries and damages. In this course,
we will cover the topic of negligence in depth, and we
will cover a variety of other topics such as intentional
torts, strict liability and products liability, nuisance
and agency. |
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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
AND ETHICS – PLC107
Course Description:
This course covers the
basic principles governing the ethical practice of law
for both lawyers and paralegals. You will learn about
the unauthorized practice of law, conflicts of interest,
advertising, billing, fee-splitting, confidentiality,
paralegal-client relations, disciplinary procedures, and
misconduct in the law office. |
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LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
– PLC108
Course Description:
This course will cover
the basic principles of legal writing and analysis. You
will learn to write in a legal, analytical style. You
will also learn how to conduct legal research and how
to brief legal issues. In this course, students learn
to use the online research tool from Lexis/Nexis®.
In addition, more traditional, book-based research methods
will also be reviewed. |
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