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Law & Legal Careers > Legal Nurse Consulting
 If
you’ve dreamed of using your medical background as the basis for a new
and lucrative career, you might want to consider legal nurse
consulting. Attorneys are increasingly relying on experienced nurses to
help them understand and resolve complex medical cases or claims.
If
you're interested in working as a legal nurse consultant to share your
expertise in nursing and health care with others, this course will
introduce you to the specific legal fields where your skills and
knowledge are most needed.
You'll receive a step-by-step
introduction to areas such as tort law, criminal law, medical
malpractice, civil and criminal litigation practice, legal research and
writing, legal ethics, personal injury, and more. By the end of the
course, you'll have a solid foundation in several different areas of
law to help you understand exactly what you can do to assist attorneys
in all phases of civil and criminal litigation.
You'll also
learn how to create your very own legal nurse consulting practice from
the ground up, including strategic advice on creating a business plan
and marketing your services to interested attorneys.
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Syllabus:
All
courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two
lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course.
You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must
complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new
section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each
month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure
to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
In
our first lesson, you’ll learn not only what a legal nurse consultant
is, but also how to become one. You’ll see how legal nurse consultants
are the next big trend in the legal profession, and how you can use
your medical background to launch a new and very lucrative second
career.
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| Friday - Lesson 02 |
If
one of your major stumbling blocks to becoming a legal nurse consultant
is that you don’t know enough about the American judicial system, this
lesson will demystify the entire process. In today's lesson, you'll
learn about the legal system and see that the law isn’t as complicated
as you may have feared. We'll also look at how to put this theoretical
knowledge to practice when you start your legal nurse consulting
practice.
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| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
Ever
wonder how lawyers get to be lawyers? Or how law firms can afford to
pay consultants? In this lesson, we'll take a look inside law firms and
reveal the financial arrangements between partners and associate
attorneys. We'll also explore the jargon you’ll need to negotiate top
fees from plaintiffs and insurance defense firms. You’ll see exactly
why there's such a demand for legal nurse consultants and how to craft
a resume that will make an attorney sit up and take notice.
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| Friday - Lesson 04 |
In
this lesson, we'll take a look at a civil case from start to finish. By
the time we finish, you’ll understand each phase of a civil case and
know exactly where a legal nurse consultant fits into the process.
You’ll also learn some important terminology that will allow you to
interact with attorneys and let them know that you're a legally trained
professional. This lesson will give you the solid foundation in civil
law that you must have before you can launch your new career as a legal
nurse consultant.
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| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
Are
you a little anxious about starting your own business? Does the thought
of charging fees, keeping records, and creating a business plan leave
you with sweaty palms? Not after this lesson. We’ll go step-by-step
through the process of creating a legal nurse consulting practice, from
the equipment that you’ll need to the services that you'll offer law
firms. You’ll learn how much you should charge and proven methods of
marketing yourself to the legal community. We'll also go through the
questions that lawyers are likely to ask if they're thinking about
hiring you.
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| Friday - Lesson 06 |
Do shows like Law & Order and CSI
get it right? Usually not. In this lesson, we'll look through the
evidence to see why most TV shows get it wrong. Want to know the
difference between circumstantial evidence and direct evidence? This is
where you'll learn to distinguish between different types of evidence,
and how to use this knowledge to your advantage when you communicate
with attorneys. You’ll come out of this lesson able to tell your
friends what's right (and wrong!) about legal TV shows.
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| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
Want
to know exactly what you'll be doing as a legal nurse consultant?
You’ll learn exactly what services you'll provide to
attorneys—especially what to charge for them, and how to perform them.
Most attorneys ask legal nurse consultants to screen cases for them.
You’ll learn about screening in this lesson, and you’ll look at
specific examples of the type of report you should give an attorney.
How do you review a file? Locate an expert witness? Draft an opinion
letter? In this lesson, you'll use actual, written templates for all of
these activities, and more.
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| Friday - Lesson 08 |
Why
do you need to know how to do legal research? For one thing, it’s how
you can help a lawyer win a case. For another, it’s a great way to get
more business. You’ll learn legal research from the ground up in this
lesson—you may be surprised by how straightforward the topic really is.
When you finish this lesson, you be confident that you can walk into a
law library anywhere and know exactly where to go and what to do.
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| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
Now
that you’ve built your skill set, you’re ready to tackle the two types
of cases where you’ll make most of your income as a legal nurse
consultant: Personal injury and medical malpractice cases. We'll look
at how these cases are brought and why you are absolutely essential in
making them successful. Where do you fit in as an expert in medical
malpractice cases? How do you help attorneys prepare these cases? More
importantly, how can you show prospective attorneys that they're more
likely to win their case with a legal nurse consultant than without
one? This lesson answers these questions and many more.
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| Friday - Lesson 10 |
Legal
nurse consultants are becoming important in criminal law, too. If
you're drawn to cases where you can make a real difference—rape and
child molestation, for instance—then this lesson will help you master
the basics of criminal law. You’ll learn how prosecutors bring cases,
the function of grand juries, how a criminal trial comes together, and
what it takes to work with the victims of these terrible crimes. You’ll
also get an inside look at a world very few people ever get to see.
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| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
Picture
yourself walking into a courtroom as the right hand of a trial
attorney. You help pick the jury. You suggest questions that the
attorney should ask medical witnesses. You confer with the lawyer
during the trial. This lesson teaches you how to master all of these
skills. You'll learn the intricacies of your exciting new profession
and realize the potentials that you, as a legal nurse consultant, now
have.
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| Friday - Lesson 12 |
In
our last lesson, we'll look at two final skill sets that you must have
to build a successful legal nurse consultant practice: Medical
literature review for attorneys and networking. You’ll see how to
perform medical research both in libraries and online. The Internet
resources available to legal nurse consultants are amazing in their
diversity. When you complete this lesson, you’ll be able to conduct
medical literature research right from your computer at home. You’ll
see how to bill attorneys for this service and then how to use it to
generate more business. This lesson also shows you how to network in
the legal community and gives you proven techniques for building a
lucrative legal nurse consulting practice.
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This
course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide
you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your
questions. The instructor for this course will be Neal Bevans.
 Neal
Bevans is a former Assistant District Attorney. A veteran of over 150
trials, Bevans has tried every major felony from rape, murder, and
narcotics to armed robbery. One of his cases was televised nationally
on Court TV. He has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Georgia (Order of the Barrister) and has been a college instructor for
over 10 years. He has also presented numerous seminars to medical
professionals about the legal field, including training seminars for
legal nurse consultants and sexual assault nurse examiners. In addition
to practicing real estate law, he also worked as a title examiner and
bought and sold real estate investment properties. An author of fiction
and nonfiction material, his textbook Criminal Law and Procedure for Paralegals, was published in 2002. His second textbook, Tort Law for Legal Assistants,
was published in 2003. He has also published numerous magazine articles
about many aspects of the legal and medical fields, including articles
focusing on developing a legal nurse consulting practice. He is also a
contributing columnist to Legal Assistant Today magazine.
Requirements:
Experience
and training as a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician's
assistant, or other medical professional. Internet access, e-mail, the
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins
(two free and simple downloads you obtain at
http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and
Get Adobe Reader).
Student Reviews:
"Although the course was on-line and I never met the
instructor, I got a strong sense of his personality, as if I had
attended a lecture course. I learned quite a bit in the course, and it
has given me a real sense of where to go next with this profession. I
especially appreciated the information on the "human" aspects of the
work. The course was not just a list of terms and facts to memorize. I
could visualize myself doing the work as it was described. Thank you."
"Excellent course and instructor!"
"Excellent course, would highly recommend it."
"Excellent course, would highly recommend it. I feel this is
an excellent course for those who wish to go into the legal nurse
consulting field. I think the instructor was informative and attentive."
"Good course, worth the money. It saved me a lot of money,
seminars [offered by other providers] are outrageously expensive and I
bet they don't give much of the real legal help Neal does."
"Great course! I am anxious to get started in my LNC business."
"Having gone thru the CLNC seminar I felt that this class
was a great help. I would advise others to take these type of classes
rather than the very costly seminars provided by nurses. I feel like I
am much more prepared now that I know what to expect from an attorney
& the terminology learned."
"I am so excited by what I've learned! I've already used
some of the lessons in my everyday work to determine what course of
action I should take when resolving issues. I'm looking forward to more
courses in the future."
"I enjoyed this class so much that I am actually thinking
about going to law school!! This class was great! I took to see if I
was interested in LNC and I thought I would have to enroll in a more
expensive version later, but I found out this is the same information
as the expensive versions! The course information is outstanding and so
is the instructor. I have already recommended this course to all of my
nurse friends. Thank you!"
"I enjoyed this course very much and the instructor did an
excellent job. Nancy I truly enjoyed this course. This was my frist
online course, but will not be my last. Thanks for offering online
classes."
"I feel this is an excellent course for those who wish to go
into the legal nurse consulting field. I think the instructor was
informative and attentive."
"I found this course to be one of the best I have ever
taken. It was so easy to follow and I found myself looking for the next
lesson. I actually hated waiting from Friday until the following
Wednesday. I would not only recommend this course to others, but I also
will be on the look out for other courses prepared and presented by
Neal Bevans."
"I had just purchased an expensive home study course, when a
friend told me about this one. I compared the curriculum and they were
nearly the same. I opted for this online course and feel it met my
needs 100%. I looked forward to the lessons and learned a lot. Neal's
writing style was engaging; sometimes humorous and understandable. I
will continue to pursue a career as a Legal Nurse Consultant. Thanks
Neal!"
"I have enjoyed taking this course and feel that I have
gained a great amount of knowledge. I hope to take other courses in the
field of law."
"I have looked at the content of other Legal Nurse
Consulting courses, and always was left with my main question still
unanswered..."Yes, but how do I do it!" This course answers that,
clearly, logically, and in a step-by-step fashion. The instructor, who
has tried over 200 cases, is a professor, and has written 8 books;
gives you insights into how lawyers think, how they want to see things
presented, and how to talk to them. Just as a Legal Nurse Consultant
gets a lawyer up to speed about medical issues, Professor Bevans gets
Legal Nurse Consultants up to speed about what they need to know to
perform in and for the legal profession. Professor Bevans writes in a
clear, punchy, entertaining way that keeps your interest. Professor
Bevans is actually the one answering your questions in the discussion
areas, which is very motivating. I have taken many "education" courses
and am pleased if 1/4 of the material is useful, rarely is 1/2 useful,
but in this course ALL of it was useful and I would highly recommend
this course."
"I learned so much by taking this course. I now have a feel
of what a LNC does and what steps I can take in order to start a new
career. Thanks!!!"
"I'm so glad I took this course. I wanted to take the other
crash course offered on a weekend, but it was just too much money and I
don't think I could have grasped all the information in a short time.
Mr. Bevans is a great instructor. He answers our questions on time. I'm
interested now in Forensic Nursing but it seems that it's not offered
yet in your curriculum. In the meantime, I'll prepare on my new
business venture of being a Legal Nurse Consultant. Thanks a lot, Neal!"
"I really liked how positive Neal always was with his comments. Very encouraging to others. Thanks,"
"I recently took a week long course and became a CLNC - your
course added the much needed detail for implementing a successful CLNC
practice that I needed to begin my marketing campaign and prepare
detailed cases. Thank you for having this online!"
"I was extremely pleased with the instructors knowledge
base, as well as how he related to us, as medical professionals. he is
an excellent teacher and should be commended."
"I was very impressed with this course and I truly enjoyed
everything. I had previously taken another legal nurse course but found
this one to be more helpful. It gave me a better understanding of the
basic elements of law and how I can use this info in my plan. I plan to
take the Introduction to Criminal Law course and I think forensic legal
nursing may be my choice as I have practiced the last 20 plus years in
Infectious disease and epidemiology. Thanks for an excellent job."
"I was very impressed with this course and I truly enjoyed
the entire content. I had previously taken another legal nurse course,
but found this one to be more helpful. It gave me a better
understanding of the basic elements of law and how I can use this info.
I plan to take the Introduction to Criminal Law course, and I think
forensic legal nursing may be my choice as I have practiced the last 20
plus years in Infectious disease and epidemiology. Thanks for an
excellent job."
"I would like to Thank you so much, the course was great and
very thorough and very well explained. I learned so much by taking this
course.I will continue taking more."
"I would like to thank you, the course was great and most
interesting, I plan to get startedon my business and continue with the
other courses that are offered."
"Mr Bevans did a great job on this course. It was very
helpful and informative. I learned some valuable lessons on this
course. It gives anyone a good starting point in establishing a career
in Legal Nurse Consulting. I liked the few personal "stories" thrown
in. It make if feel like a real classroom."
"Mr. Bevans does a great job teaching this class, and the
course outline did exactly what it said it would do - help me create my
own LNC business from the ground up. I was skeptical because I have
seen other classes advertised, but this was affordable and well worth
the time and money. I really appreciate Mr. Bevans providing so many
internet resources - I really expected that I would have to start from
zero finding them myself. I would highly recommend this course."
"Mr. Bevans is very encouraging, and always replies to the
discussion questions promptly. He has such a vast knowledge base, and
considerable amount of insight into the nursing profession including
how we can apply our nursing knowledge into a lucrative business. I
learned so many wonderful ideas on how to establish my new home Legal
Nurse Consulting business. I am in the process right now of becoming a
Nurse Entrepreneur, and I love the freedom that it will provide. Thanks
for creating such a wonderful course, and I look forward to taking
future courses taught by Mr. Bevans!!"
"Thank you very much for being such a great teacher. You
have been very clear in your teaching and I enjoyed your humor as well.
I feel confident in my ability to start my new career as a LNC and am
looking forward to it!"
"This course provided more than one could have anticipated. Engaging, informative, and useful."
"This course was excellent!! The writing style was
informative and interesting, with some entertaining anecdotes that
reinforced the lesson. The assignments were very useful in applying
knowledge and in preparing me for the role of LNC. The discussion areas
were very beneficial, also. I was very impressed with Neal and the
lessons in the way they were presented. I would take another course
under him."
"This is the first online course I have taken and I was
worried it would help me I felt it should. I am so glad I took this
course, the instructor was knowledgeable and I learned a lot and I am
looking forward to advancing my medical-legal career."
"This was a very good course. I really did learn a lot from
Mr. Bevens and the group. Now , I hope to take what I have learned from
this course and embark on my new career as a LNC."
"This was a very interesting course, taught very well. Enjoyed it thoroughly."
"This was first experience with an on-line course, and I
must say was a very enjoyable experience. I think Mr. Bevans was a very
knowledgeable instructor, and I have a new respect for lawyers due to
his expertise. I will be recommending this course to my fellow nurses.
Again, thank you Mr. Bevans for an excellent class and learning
experience!"
"To everyone who took the course, I really enjoyed visiting
the discussion area, I learned a lot from all you. good luck everyone.
I feel I got more than my money's worth in the class."
"To future LNC candidates this is the course to take! Mr.
Bevans draws you into the world of law and fully explains what to
expect. Don't be fooled by the high priced University on line courses
which require a deposit (not including books) just to get started!
Avoid the one week course offered throughout the country (hotel, air
fare and meals not included) besides you cannot comprehend all you will
need to know about the Legal Nurse Consultant in one week!! This course
has it all and answers all. I wish I had taken it years ago. You won't
believe the envy of your fellow professionals once you do!!"
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