2774 - Paralegal Certificate
Course Description
As Georgia’s longest-running post-baccalaureate paralegal program, Emory Continuing Education (ECE)'s Paralegal Certificate program prepares college graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the legal profession. Our comprehensive program—taught by experienced attorneys—consists of Introduction to Law, Civil Litigation, Legal Research & Writing, and Contract Law totaling 75 classroom hours. The program is offered in convenient evening and weekend formats and also includes a career development module to help you prepare for your job search.
In this newly streamlined and 100% online program, students will learn about state and federal court systems while conducting research using Westlaw, writing memos, and creating discovery documents. Areas of study also include attorney/paralegal ethics, contracts, and additional legal terms and court procedures. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in customary law office tasks under the supervision of an attorney.
Learner Outcomes
After successfully completing this program, students will be able to:
- Identify the ethical duties imposed on attorneys and paralegals
- Distinguish between the federal and state court systems
- Define the terminology and rules of civil procedure
- Identify the trial process from beginning to end
- Draft a complaint and answer
- Create discover documents for submission to opposing parties
- Identify and distinguish the differences between primary and secondary legal authority
- Conduct online research using Westlaw software
- Use proper Bluebook citation format for both primary and secondary legal authority
- Research primary authority and conduct legal analysis based on a given fact pattern
- Author a closed-legal memorandum
- Recognize what is required for a binding contract
- Gain practical skills in drafting and analyzing contracts
- Recognize when a party commits a breach of contract
- Compare available contract remedies