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Intro to Google Docs and Drives

Free

with Nicole Moran, Marshwood Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 23, 2024 at 5:30 pm

Two of the great benefits to your Google account are Google Drive and Google Docs. Google Drive is free cloud storage and Google Docs is Google’s free alternative to MS Word. In this class you willlearn how to store and manage your files online as well as use the Google Docs platform where youcan create stunning documents.

Please attend all 3 classes: April 23 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

April 30 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

May 7 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

 

https://digitalequitycenter.org/classes/class/intro-to-google-drive-google-docs/?instance_id=4249

Full Course

Advanced Paralegal Certificate

$3,300

with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 , runs for 8 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 24, 2024

This is an online course.

These advanced topics build upon the nationally acclaimed Paralegal Certificate Course© offered by over 100 colleges and universities nationwide. These classes are available to students who wish to extensively build upon their knowledge of law and paralegal studies with classes in specialized facets of contemporary law. Your study and concentration on substantively specific materials will enable you to gain a strong competitive edge over other paralegals. The additional training gained through participation in these advanced classes will embellish your legal knowledge and skills, which in turn should increase your salary and marketability.

*Those who complete at least six advanced topics will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Completing both the Core Requirements and the Advanced Requirements of the Paralegal Certificate Program provides comprehensive training and skills that should enable graduates to work in the quickly growing paralegal profession. The two parts in combination have been designed to meet the requirements of the California Business and Professional Code §6450, legislation that took effect in California on 1/1/01.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation) Certificate

$995

with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 , runs for 8 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 24, 2024

This is an online course.

Become a mediator.  Review the growth and applications of settlement options in the United States.  Learn both traditional and non-traditional dispute resolution options.  Mediation is geared for all professionals who are focused on "interest-based bargaining."  Take the mystery out of settlement processes, focus on reaching reasonable solutions for government, business, and personal disputes, and divorce settlement mediation.

Books: $105

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eDiscovery for Paralegals

$995

with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 , runs for 8 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 24, 2024

This is an online course.

This introductory 7-week course is for those entering the eDiscovery field, as well as professionals wanting to broaden their knowledge of the eDiscovery process. Course covers the entire eDiscovery process, from preparation to collection, to review of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). Learners will progress through the basics of eDiscovery prep, best practices for ESI collection, and the review process. 

Books: $149

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Employment Law Certificate

$995

with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 , runs for 8 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 24, 2024

This class is distinctly online.

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: $245

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Legal Investigation Certificate

$995

with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 , runs for 8 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 24, 2024

This is an online course.

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 are payable to the Center for Legal Studies.

Books: $85

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Legal Nurse Consultant Training Course

$1,195

with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 , runs for 8 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 24, 2024

This is an online course.

This exciting program prepares medical professionals for a career in the legal field as legal nurse consultants. Building on your medical education and possible clinical experience, this course provides nurses with the fundamental skills necessary to advise law firms, health care providers, insurance companies, and governmental agencies regarding medically related issues and to appear in court as expert witnesses. The course teaches legal concepts related to the healthcare industry, as well as the role a legal nurse consultant might play in litigation areas such as medical malpractice, toxic torts, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, criminal law, and workers’ compensation. Any nurse interested in entering the legal field can benefit from the education provided by this course. The course is also open to anyone interested in the field of forensic testimony and medical-legal issues, but participants without a nursing background might not be able to take the LNCC exam after graduation. Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) is a discretionary test separate from this training course that experienced registered nurses graduating from this course may decide to sit for. LNCC test eligibility requirements are discussed during this training course; however, nurses graduating from this course need not take the LNCC to practice as legal nurse consultants.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

Successful graduates will receive a certificate for 42 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development from CLS by Barbri that they may be able to use to fulfill continuing education requirements

Personal Injury for Paralegals

$995

with Center for Legal Studies, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 , runs for 7 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 24, 2024

This is an online course.

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: $240

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