Paralegal/Legal Assisting [4004]

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Advanced Technical Certificate

(25 Credit Hours)

Program Manager

Suzanne Bechtol
941-752-5359, Bradenton
941-408-1300, ext. 65359, Venice
bechtos@scf.edu

Program Goal

The Legal Assisting/Paralegal Advanced Technical Certificate is designed to enable students who already hold any college degree (other than the legal assisting A.S.) to take paralegal training at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) and qualify to take the National Paralegal Certification (CLA) exam. It further prepares those students for work of a legal nature in law offices, corporations or government agencies.

Program Requirements

PLA 1003 - Introduction to Legal Systems (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2001 - General Law (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 1730 - Computer Assisted Legal Research (1 Credit Hour)
PLA 1104 - Legal Research and Writing I (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2433 - Corporations and Business Organizations (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2732 - Law Office Computer Applications (3 Credit Hours)

Subtotal Credit Hours: 16

Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Choose three courses from the following list based on area of work interest:

PLA 1610 - Real Property Law/Transactions (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 1949 - Career Decision Work Experience in Legal Assisting (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2114 - Legal Research and Writing II (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2203 - Civil Litigation I (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2223 - Civil Litigation II (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2303 - Criminal Law and Procedures (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2600 - Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2763 - Law Office Management (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2800 - Introduction to Family Law (3 Credit Hours)
APA 1111 - Introduction to Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
ACG 2021 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
BUL 2131 - Legal Environments of Business (3 Credit Hours)
GEB 2210 - Business Presentations and Communications (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2612 - Real Estate II: From Contract to Closing (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2950 - Certified Paralegal Examination Review (3 Credit Hours)
PLA 2949 - Internship in Paralegal/Legal Assisting (3 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 25

Note(s):

It is recommended that job-seeking students also complete SLS 1350 - Job Marketing Skills (1 credit).

Gainful employment information about this certificate is available at scf.edu/Academics/CareerTechnicalEducation/GEDT/.