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Employment Law Certificate
with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

This class is an online course. This can be taken anytime, anywhere. You can work at your own pace.
Employment law is a branch of contract law that deals with relationships between employers and employees. This course will cover statutes such as the National Labor Relations Act, the Railway Labor Act, and other various statutes dealing with public employees. Topics to be included are master and servant, wages and hours, anti-discrimination in employment, and minimum wages and maximum hours, as well as regulation of working conditions.
Books Approximate Cost: $250
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org
Legal Investigation Certificate
with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

This class is distinctly online.
Train to assist attorneys, paralegals, insurance companies and private businesses in the process of civil and criminal investigation. Learn about: arson and product liability investigation, personal injury and traffic accident forensics, employment accidents, investigation of financial and equity matters, professional malpractice and negligence, skip-tracing, and preparing for civil and criminal litigation. Book fees payable to Center for Legal Studies.
Books: $85
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Legal Secretary Certificate
with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

This class is distinctly online.
This intensive program is designed for both beginning and experienced secretaries who are interested in improving their skills. Topics include: legal terminology; legal process; jurisdiction and venue; ethics; written communications including letters, pleadings, discovery, notices and motions; filing procedures; billing and accounting; time management; records management; an overview of commonly used word and data processing programs; legal research; memoranda preparation and citation format. Books: $109
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Personal Injury for Paralegals
with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

This is an online course. This class can be taken anytime, anywhere. You can work at your own pace.
Personal injury law is a specialized area of litigation that calls for the right specialized training. Our Injury for Paralegals Course will prepare you to plan an integral role in every case from intake and pre-litigations to trial preparation and settlement. You will learn many of the legal terms, causes of action, and remedies available to victims of personal injury accidents. A review of the negligence theory of torts upon which many personal injury claims are based is provided. Students also will discuss interviewing, investigating and other case-building techniques vital to a personal injury paralegal’s success in the law office. Class discussions and lesson material will include the different kinds of personal injury claims, including (but not limited to) car accidents, slips and falls, medical negligence/malpractice, manufacturer product defects, and class-action lawsuits. Discover the basic categories of damages recovery, statutes of limitations, and schemes for liability.
Books: Approximate Cost - $250
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org
Victim Advocacy Certificate
with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

Become a victim advocate for domestic violence shelters, crisis centers and hotlines, and to assist crime victims in the criminal justice system. Learn legal terminology, legal process, victims’ rights, jurisdiction and venue, ethics, effects on the victim, victim advocacy skills, guardianships and crisis intervention. We’ll also cover counseling skills for victims of assault, battery, robbery, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, murder and homicide. Books: $60
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Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers
with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

This is an online course. This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.
Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.
Explore most businesses' financial concepts and accounting processes and get practical techniques to increase effectiveness. Understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision-making.
For full details, see: https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org
Accounting: Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers
with UGotClass LERN, Windham/Raymond Adult Education

Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explain the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career. Get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Come away with the knowledge to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance.
CEUs/ILUs: 1.6
Length (in hours): 16
Price in USD $195.00
Adobe Illustrator Essentials
with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

This is an online course. This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified. This class can be taken up to one week past the class start date.
Draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards, or any other vector graphics for print or web. Set up a print document and use various tools to draw, type, and color all kinds of shapes and illustrations. Manage layers and artboards, and create print-ready PDF documents.
For full details, see: https://yougotclass.org/Index.cfm/Sanford
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org