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Law & Legal Careers > Paralegal Preparation 2
 This
course provides an overview of common legal documents. You will prepare
sample documents and learn to analyze legal problems.
Important:
This six-course series will provide you with the skills and knowledge
you will need to perform the basic duties of a paralegal. By the time
you finish this series, you will have a solid understanding of what
activities a paralegal must perform and how to perform them. If you are
interested in becoming a paralegal, completing this program will take
you one step closer to your goal. However, please understand that this
is a non-credit program and it does not lead to any type of
professional certification or a degree. Although there is no current
requirement in any state other than California that a paralegal have
any level of professional experience or hold any type of degree, most
employers prefer to hire paralegals who have experience working in a
law office and/or an associate's degree, in addition to the skills and
knowledge taught in this program. If you have not already done so, we
recommend that you consider working as an intern in a law office and/or
enrolling in an accredited two-year college degree program while (or
soon after) completing this series of courses.
Recommended Courses:
Students who enrolled in Paralegal Preparation 2 were also interested in the following courses:
Paralegal Preparation 1
Paralegal Preparation 3
Paralegal Preparation 4
Paralegal Preparation 5
Paralegal Preparation 6
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 |
Legal Analysis
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| Friday - Lesson 02 |
Legal Analysis Practice
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| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
Types of Legal Documents
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| Friday - Lesson 04 |
Techniques of Drafting Documents
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| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
Demand Letters
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| Friday - Lesson 06 |
Pleadings
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| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
Motions and Orders
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| Friday - Lesson 08 |
External Memoranda of Law
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| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
Internal Memoranda of Law
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| Friday - Lesson 10 |
Preparation of an Internal Memorandum of Law
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| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
Discovery Documents
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| Friday - Lesson 12 |
Depositions
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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 Scott and Lisa Hatch.
 Scott
Hatch has presented paralegal courses since 1980. He is listed in Who's
Who in California, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and
Universities, and has been named one of the Outstanding Young Men of
America by the United States Jaycees. He was a contributing editor to
The Judicial Profiler (McGraw-Hill and the Colorado Law Annotated
(West/Lawyers Co-op)series, and editor of several award-winning
publications. He is author of Paralegal Procedures and Practices,
published by West Publishing, as well as books on mediation and legal
investigation.
Lisa Zimmer Hatch, M.A., has been teaching legal
certificate and standardized test preparation courses since 1987. She
graduated with honors in English from the University of Puget Sound,
and received her master's degree from California State University. She
is co-author of numerous law and standardized test texts.
Requirements:
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). High School Diploma or equivalent, college
experience and/or law office experience is helpful but not required. You will also need to purchase the following textbooks through Amazon.com before the course begins: - Basics of Legal Document Preparation, Robert R. Cummins, Albany: Delmar Publishers Inc., 1996
- Federal Civil Rules Booklet, current edition
- Introduction to Paralegalism: Perspectives, Problems and Skills, 6th Edition, by William Statsky, Minneapolis/St. Paul: West Publishing Company, 1997
- Paralegal Procedures and Practices, by Scott A. and Lisa Zimmer Hatch. Minneapolis/St. Paul: West Publishing Company, 1993
Student Reviews:
"Fantastic Course! Lots of useful information, thank you. Look forward to taking the next course."
"I enjoyed this session much more than the first because i caught on a lot quicker thanks to more thorough instructions."
"Martin is a terrific instructor and I wish he was teaching
the next courses. All in all this a very good course for Paralegal
Training. I really like the on-line format."
"Thank you for this opportunity to finally work at
completing my goal. For the past 3 years I have wanted to attend
Paralegal classes. Now you have given me the chance to meet my goal by
preparing this course for online participation. Lesson 10 was a
stumper, but I tried my best and I think applying yourself you can
succeed. Thanks"
"This course really gave me an insight into how much "work
product" goes into, JUST ONE case. I throughly enjoyed the lessons,
assignments, and QUIZZES! See you in course 3."
"this course was great and I cannot wait to begin the next one."
"This was an extremely stressful time for me, I lost a
parent, moved into a new house and sold the homestead. I was anxious
not to lose my class standings. The instructor was very helpful to me
in being able to stay in the course. I will, of course, go on to the
next session."
"While a lot of what I do on a daily basis provides me with
a lot of technical background, learning more about the daily
application of the law to many of the cases I deal with, is helping me
become a better secretary and leading me in the right direction to
becoming a good paralegal. This class is a great source for me to
become better at what I do."
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