You don't have to be an attorney to embark on a career in the legal industry.
Corporations, law firms, and governments need non-lawyers for a wide variety of administrative, research, compliance and other law-related requirements.
With the excellent online and in-person courses the University of Georgia offers in partnership with CLS by BARBRI. You can gain the skills needed to offer specialized legal services for these employers.
UGA classroom/online certificates | Online certificate courses
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Many organizations rely on paralegals to assist attorneys. This course trains you to interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, prepare legal documents, and assist in preparing cases.
(Online)
Learn how to use powerful legal research tools. You'll formulate WESTLAW search queries and see how legal research methods save time in legal research and legal writing.
(Online)
With the advanced paralegal training this course provides, you'll stand out in competing for the best paralegal employment opportunities. Pick from 15 topics, such as Bankruptcy Law, Family Law, Victim Advocacy, Immigration Law, and Intellectual Property.
(Online)
In this course, you'll learn how to select the best method to achieve the most positive result for both parties. You'll also delve into negotiation skills and ethical considerations.
(Online)
Learn in-depth from experienced legal and educational professionals how to make the eDiscovery process work for you as a paralegal. This online course covers the whole process: organization and preparation, data collection, Electronically Stored Information, then all the way through to processing and review, even production and ethics.
(Online)
Learn about the laws governing relationships between employers and employees, including the National Labor Relations Act, the Railway Labor Act, and statutes around public employment, as well as wage and hours topics, anti-discrimination, and working conditions regulations.
(Online)
Course participants will examine types of crime, analyze the trial of a criminal case, and explore the various types of criminal defenses, sentencing, and appeals procedures.
(Online)
In this exciting course, you'll learn how to investigate arson, product liability cases, personal traffic accidents, employment accidents, malpractice and negligence, skip-tracing, and more.
(Online)
In this course, you'll learn skills necessary to work with law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, and governmental agencies on medically related issues.
(Online)
This course covers a wide range of topics vital in a law office, such as legal terminology, jurisdiction, ethics, various written documents and filings, billing and accounting, time management, and many more.
(Online)
Learn the skills needed to advise law firms, insurance companies, and governmental agencies on legal issues related to the medical field such as malpractice, torts, liability, personal injury, workers’ compensation and others.
(Online)
Learn how to investigate arson, product liability cases, personal traffic accidents, employment accidents, malpractice and negligence, skip-tracing, and more.
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