Evening Program
Evening Certificate Program (one-year, part-time)
The part-time Evening Program consists of three 15-week semesters. Classes are held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and alternate Wednesdays from 6:15 p.m. until 9:50 p.m. First semester students can begin in either the fall (the week after Labor Day) or spring (the second week in January). Each semester students take four regular courses and one special session. Regular courses meet two evenings a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for approximately three hours each night. Special sessions (SS) are held on four Wednesday evenings throughout the semester for three hours per night.
Semester Start/End Dates:
General Legal Track
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Semester One |
Semester Two |
Semester Three |
| -Legal Research & Writing Must receive a "C" or above. -Civil Procedure Must receive a "C" or above. -Legal Ethics Must receive a "C" or above. -Contract Law -The Professional Paralegal (SS) Graded either "SC" or "U". -Academic Scholar Program* |
-Advanced Legal Research & Writing Must receive a "C" or above. -Advanced Litigation & Trial Practice Must receive a "C" or above. -Legal Technology -Corporate Law -Paralegal Educational Seminars (SS) Graded either "SC" or "U". |
-Advanced Legal Writing Seminar Must receive a "C" or above. -Tort Law -Legal Specialty I** -Legal Specialty II** |
*The Academic Support Program assists first semester Paralegal Studies students in achieving academic success and gaining skill sets to obtain future employment as paralegals through subject matter study groups and skill workshops.
**Electives offered have included Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Employment Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, and Real Estate Law.
Litigation Technology/Legal Project Management Track
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Evening Certificate Program
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Semester One
FUNDAMENTALS |
Semester Two
SKILL DEVELOPMENT |
Semester Three
APPLICATION |
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-Legal Research & Writing
Must receive a "C" or above. -Civil Procedure Must receive a "C" or above. -Legal Ethics Must receive a "C" or above. -Contract Law -The Professional Paralegal (SS) Graded either "SC" or "U". -Academic Scholar Program* |
-Advanced Legal Research & Writing
Must receive a "C" or above. -Advanced Litigation & Trial Practice Must receive a "C" or above. -Legal Technology -Corporate Law -Paralegal Educational Seminars (SS) Graded either "SC" or "U". |
-Advanced Litigation & Trial Technology
-eDiscovery -Legal Project Management |
Required Courses:
Adv. Legal Writing SeminarAdvanced Legal Research and Writing
Advanced Litigation and Trial Practice
Civil Procedure
Contract Law
Corporate Law
Legal Ethics
Legal Writing and Research
Paralegal Education Seminars
The Professional Paralegal
Tort Law
Elective Courses:
Employment LawIntellectual Property
Intro to Administrative Law
