| Upcoming Online Sessions | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2016 May 2, 2016 June 27, 2016 | $1800 or $300 per topic |
*Registrations should be placed 1 week prior to the course. Due to the nature of this course, upfront payment is required and is excluded from payment plans.
COURSE OVERVIEW*
Canisius is offering the same substantial, topical law classes that have been taught since 1980 at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the nation. The Advanced Paralegal Certificate Course has provided thousands of paralegal professionals with concentrated study in specific paralegal practice areas, enabling them to gain a competitive edge over other paralegals and helping to increase their salaries and marketability.
Each convenient online class is designed to build upon the nationally acclaimed Paralegal Certificate Course© offered by Canisius. Classes are instructor led and students interact with one another through an online discussion board. Assignments and exams are submitted online to the instructors for grading and feedback. Each of these topics is completed in one 7-week online session, and due to significant homework requirements, students may take a maximum of three topics per seven-week online session.
Those who successfully complete at least six advanced topics will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from Canisius Center of Professional Development.
COURSE SYNOPSIS
The Advanced Paralegal Certificate Course picks up where the Paralegal Certificate Course© left off. These substantive law classes provide students with more in-depth coverage of specific topics of law.
These topics are:
- Advanced Legal Research
- Victim Advocacy
- Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties
- Criminal Law
- Bankruptcy Law
- Family Law
- Mediation and Other Forms of ADR
- Estate Planning
- Business Law and Practices
- Water Law
- Immigration Law
- Education Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Intellectual Property
- Real Property Law
Schedule & Registration
There are no certificates issued for individual Advanced topics. Students who successfully complete at least six advanced topics will receive a Certificate of Completion from Canisius Center of Professional Development.
Prerequisite
The Paralegal Certificate Course©, or at least 1 year of legal experience.
INSTRUCTORS
The program is coordinated by our educational partner, The Center for Legal Studies. CLS is one of America’s most respected legal education training providers, offering legal programs nationally since 1980. CLS courses are currently offered by hundreds of universities across the U.S.
This course will be taught by area legal professionals selected by The Center for Legal Studies.
MATERIALS
Textbooks vary depending upon the topic taken. Seminar fees do not include textbooks or WESTLAW access.
- Advanced Legal Research: Cohen and Olsons’ Legal
- Research in a Nutshell, most recent edition; Uniform System of Citation, most recent edition; and WESTLAW access available from CLS.
- Victim Advocacy: No required textbook.
- Constitutional Law: Barron and Dienes’ Constitutional Law in a Nutshell, most recent edition.
- Criminal Law: Loewy’s Criminal Law in a Nutshell, most recent edition.
- Bankruptcy Law: No required textbook
- Family Law: Krause’s Family Law in a Nutshell, most recent edition.
- Mediation: Nolan-Haley’s Alternative Dispute Resolution in a Nutshell, most recent edition.
- Estate Planning: Lynn’s Introduction to Estate Planning in a Nutshell, most recent edition.
- Business Law: No required textbook.
- Immigration Law: Casablanca and Bodin’s Immigration Law for Paralegals.
- Education Law: Alexander and Alexander’s The Law of Schools, Students, and Teachers in a Nutshell, most recent edition.
- Criminal Procedure: Israel and LaFave’s Criminal
- Procedure: Constitutional Limitations in a Nutshell, most recent edition.
- Intellectual Property: Bouchoux’s Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Trade Secrets, most recent edition.
- Water Law: Getche’s Water Law in a Nutshell, most recent edition
- Real Property Law: Real Property Law in a Nutshell, most recent edition.
*Information from the Center for Legal Studies
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