This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

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: Approximate Cost - $100

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

Paralegalism is one of the fastest-growing careers in the country with an annual average salary of $44,480 (more if you freelance). Learn to interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, prepare legal documents, and assist in preparing cases for courtroom litigation. The instruction is practice-oriented, specific to those areas of law in which paralegals are in demand. 

Books:  Approximate Cost - $575

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

Become a victim advocate for domestic violence shelters, crisis centers, and hotlines, and 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: Approximate Cost - $100

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

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 Approximate Cost: $150

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

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

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere.  You can work at your own pace.

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 nurse continuing professional development activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approved 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.

Books Approximate Cost: $275

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

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

This semester long class prepares adult English language learners with the knowledge and skills they need to start a career in hospitality. Through in person classes, online practice, group presentations, and field trips, students will:

• Understand, discuss, read, and write about work-related goals, ways to find a job, and job interview procedures

• Improve digital literacy skills

• Earn a WelcomeME hospitality credential

• Understand the basic rights of individuals living in the U.S.; who is eligible to apply for citizenship; and pathways to U.S. citizenship.

Prerequisites: South Portland resident, ESOL Level 3 or higher

There is an enrollment process to join this class.

Application: Click here to begin your registration!

The deadline to enroll is January 9th.