Advanced Certificate Paralegal/Legal Assisting [4004]
Program Manager: Suzanne Bechtol
941-752-5359 Bradenton
The Paralegal/Legal Assisting Advanced Technical certificate is designed to enable students who already hold any college degree (other than the legal assisting A.S./A.A.S. degree) to take paralegal training at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) and qualify to take the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) Certification Examination (CLA/CP) exam. It further prepares those students for work of a legal nature in law offices, corporations or government agencies.
NOTE: A grade of "C" or better must be attained for each course taken for this certificate. It also is recommended that job-seeking students complete SLS 1350 Job Marketing Skills (1 credit).
|
Course |
Description |
Term Hours |
|
PLA 1003 |
Intro. to Legal Systems |
3 |
|
PLA 2001 |
General Law |
3 |
|
PLA 1104 |
Legal Research & Writing I (3 credits with one-credit corequisite LIS 2004) |
3 |
| PLA 2433 | Corporations & Business Organizations |
3 |
| PLA 2732 | Law Office Computer Applications |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
15 |
|
| Electives | Choose three courses from the following list based on area of work interest: | |
| PLA 1610 | Real Property Law and Transactions | |
| PLA 2114 | Legal Research & Writing II | |
| PLA 2203 | Civil Litigation I | |
| PLA 2223 | Civil Litigation II | |
| PLA 2303 | Criminal Law and Procedures | |
| PLA 2600 | Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration | |
| PLA 2763 | Law Office Management | |
| PLA 2800 | Intro. to Family Law | |
| APA 1111 | College Accounting | |
| ACG 2021 | Principles of Financial Accounting OR Higher Level Accounting Course | |
| BUL 2131 | Legal Environment of Business | |
| GEB 2210 | Business Presentations and Communication | |
| PLA 2612 | Real Estate II: From Contract to Closing | |
| PLA 2950 | Professional Responsibilities | |
| PLA 1949 | Career Decision Work Experience in Legal Assisting | |
| PLA 2949 | Internship in Paralegal/Legal Assisting | |
|
Subtotal |
9 |
|
|
|
|
24 |
Recommended Sequence
| Semester I | Semester II | Semester III |
|
PLA 1003 PLA 2001 PLA 2433 PLA elective |
PLA 1104* PLA 2732** PLA 2303 or |
Complete electives |
*Corequisite: LIS 2004
**Prerequisite: M.O.S. Certification in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel or CGS 1570 with a grade of "C" or better
