About this course
What you’ll learn
You’ll learn essential skills for a successful legal career, including understanding the American judicial system, interviewing witnesses, researching laws, and preparing cases. You’ll gain practical, hands-on experience that prepares you for a variety of roles in the legal field, whether you’re aiming to advance your current career or explore new opportunities.
Learning objectives
- Analyze legal terminology, ethics, and the foundations of the litigation process.
- Apply rules of evidence and civil procedure in practical scenarios.
- Demonstrate basic interviewing and investigation techniques, and develop skills in using demonstrative evidence.
- Prepare discovery documents, including Interrogatories, Requests for Admissions, and Requests for Production of Documents.
- Research and identify relevant laws pertinent to legal cases.
- Develop research skills to draft legal memoranda, motions, and briefs.
- Critique and draft accurate and effective legal documents.
Who should attend?
- Individuals seeking paralegal training and skills necessary for a career as a paralegal
- Current paralegals wanting to increase their office’s efficiency, productivity, and billable hours as well as learn new marketable job skills
Continuing Education Information
A Certificate of Program Completion for 9.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon successfully completing the course.
This is an accelerated course. You will be expected to spend an average of 8-12 hours per week reading and completing assignments. Please note that extensions will not be granted for this online course. 70% is the minimum passing score on all tests and assignments for this course.
Requirements & policies
Schedule
Classroom Option
Attend live class sessions in person University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus at with specific due dates for assignments.
Fridays, 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Live-Online Option
Attend live class sessions virtually via Zoom with specific due dates for assignments.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET
Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
Online Option
View online materials weekly with specific due dates for assignments.
Self-Study Option
Learn at your own pace with six months to complete all assignments.
Location
University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus
2530 Sever Rd NW
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
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Fees & funding information
Does not include course materials.
Military funding
This classroom course has been approved by the Department of Veterans Services to receive GI Bill® funding (Opens in a new window). Spouses of active duty members eligible for MYCAA (Opens in a new window), Air Force TA (Opens in a new window) and Army TA (Opens in a new window) may contact their education service officer to apply for course approval. For more information regarding funding for this course, visit our Financial and Military Assistance (Opens in a new window) page or contact our office at 706-542-3537. Classroom classes only qualify for funding.
Textbooks
The most up-to-date list of books and materials required for this course can be found on the CLS by BARBRI bookstore (Opens in a new window) or by calling (800) 522-7737. Most textbooks can be ordered from your choice of bookstore, while some can only be ordered through CLS.
People
Instructors
Classroom Course:
Gail Stowers received a Bachelors of Science in Social Work from the University of Georgia and attended paralegal school in Raleigh, North Carolina. Stowers worked as a litigation paralegal with the law firm of Beaver, Holt and Richardson, and later attended Webster University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she received a dual Masters degree in Management and in Human Resources.
Stowers has been employed with the State Personnel Administration in the Legal Services Division as a Human Resources Project Manager and Employee Relations Specialist for more than 10 years. Some of her responsibilities include legal research, program management of the statewide alternative dispute resolution program, ADA Compliance manager and consultant to managers, employees and non-state entities. She also participates in some legislative and diversity management activities.
Online Course:
This program is coordinated by our educational partner, CLS by BARBRI, one of America’s most respected legal education training centers. They have offered legal programs nationally since 1980. These courses are taught by experienced legal and educational professionals selected by CLS.
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