Litigation Technology / Legal Project Management
Click here to download the Fall 2011 Course Schedule
October 17 - November 19, 2011
Click here to download the Spring 2012 Course Schedule
February 1 - March 5, 2012
Program Description:
The Certificate in Litigation Technology and Legal Project Management educates students and legal professionals in the knowledge and skills necessary to enter or expand further into the Litigation Support field.
This Certificate requires a completion of three courses: Advanced Litigation and Trial Technology, eDiscovery (includes test prep and test for ACEDS, and one year membership to association) and Legal Project Management (includes 35 hours of project management education required to apply for a PMP certification).
Objectives:
Program participants will:
- gain hands-on experience with tools such as Forensic Toolkit, Concordance, CaseMap, TrialDirector and Sanction
- learn how tools create a more efficient and effective litigation workflow
- learn key e-discovery concepts that litigation support professionals will apply in most of the matters that they support
- learn how to spot critical e-discovery issues and how to best resolve them
- learn Project Management Fundamentals, and Project Management Planning and Controls
- apply concepts to legal scenarios via case studies in Collection Plans, Production Plans, Trial Preparation Plans, and eDiscovery Program "plans“
Program Requirements:
- Successful completion of the 3 required courses. Courses meet on weeknights – Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and Saturdays for 5 weeks. Refer to individual course pages for schedules.
- Students must complete the program within a two-year time period, but are strongly encouraged to complete within 1-2 semesters.
Program Prerequisites:
- A bachelor's degree or the equivalent.
- One to two years of legal experience and/or Georgetown Paralegal alumni.
- A TOEFL examination for non-native speakers of English is not required but students are expected to read, write and comprehend English at the graduate level to fully participate in and gain from the program.
- Students must have a basic understanding of legal/litigation concepts and practices. If the legal environment is new to you, you may want to consider applying for the Paralegal Studies Program and taking these courses as part of the Georgetown Paralegal Litigation Technology and Legal Project Management track.
- Any requests for exceptions to these requirements must be made in writing to the program director at CCPE.
Registration:
- This certificate is an open enrollment program. No application is required. You may register for individual courses by clicking on the course links below.
Tuition & Continuing Education Units:
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Tuition
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Contact Hours
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Continuing Education Units
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Advanced Legal and Trial Technology
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$895.00
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32 hours
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3.2 CEUs
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eDiscovery*
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$1395.00
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32 hours
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3.2 CEUs
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Legal Project Management**
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$1595.00
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42 hours
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4.2 CEUs
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Total Program
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$3885.00
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106 hours
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10.6 CEUs
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*includes test prep and test for ACEDS, and one year membership to association
**includes 35 hours of project management education required to apply for a PMP certification
- GEORGETOWN PARALEGAL ALUMNI: We offer a 20% discount on Litigation Technology and Legal Project Management courses for alumni of Georgetown Paralegal.
- NCAPA, IPMA, ALSP, ILTA, PANV, and Women in eDiscovery MEMBERS: We offer a 10% discount on Litigation Technology and Legal Project Management courses for NCAPA, IPMA, ALSP, ILTA, PANV, and Women in eDiscovery members.
- Students who complete the certificate in two semesters will receive a 20% discount on PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Preparation course at CCPE.
- Contact CCPE by email to receive your discount code at ccpelittech@georgetown.edu.
More Information:
- For more information or to speak with a program advisor, please complete the Request More Information Form, send an email to ccpelittech@georgetown.edu or call 202.687.7000.
Courses:
Advanced Litigation & Trial TechnologyeDiscovery
Legal Project Management