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Contact
Precious Vines Harris
Director/Instructor
White (Building 1), room 135A
919-536-7200, ext. 8071
paralegal@durhamtech.edu
Paralegal (Continuing Education)
Short Term
These exam prep review courses are designed to prepare individuals for paralegal certification through the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) and/or the North Carolina State Bar. Employment opportunities are available in private law firms, governmental agencies, banks, insurance agencies, and other business organizations.
- NALA Certified Paralegal Exam Prep
The NALA Certified Paralegal Exam Prep course is designed to prepare students for voluntary certification sponsored by the National Association of Legal Assistants to demonstrate significant competence in paralegalism. Topics include communications, ethics, human relations, interviewing techniques, judgment and analytical analysis, legal research, legal terminology, general law and nine tested specialty areas of law. Students must be eligible to take the NALA Certified Paralegal Exam.
Required Textbook: Certified Paralegal Exam Fundamentals, 2nd Edition (not covered in the course fee)
- NCCP Exam Prep
The North Carolina Paralegal Certification (NCCP) Exam Prep course is designed to prepare students for voluntary certification through the North Carolina State Bar to demonstrate significant competence in paralegalism. This course covers the essential aspects of the legal system and includes professional ethics (North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct and North Carolina State Bar Guidelines for Use of Paralegals in Rendering Legal Services), law fundamentals, terminology, roles and responsibilities, and law office operations. Students must be eligible to take the NCCP Exam.
There is no required text. Supplemental resources and materials are available at the NCCP Exam Study Guide page.
LEX-3100A NALA Exam Prep Review Course
This course is designed to prepare students for voluntary certification sponsored by the National Association of Legal Assistants to demonstrate significant competence in paralegalism. Topics include communications, ethics, human relations, interviewing techniques, judgment and analytical analysis, legal research, legal terminology, general law and nine tested specialty areas of law. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate that they are prepared to take the NALA's Certified Legal Assistant Exam. Students must be eligible to take the NALA Certified Paralegal Exam.
LEX-3100B NCCP Exam Prep Review
The course covers the following topic areas Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Ethics, Family Law, Legal Research, Legal System. This course covers the essential aspects of legal system and includes professional ethics (North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct and North Carolina State Bar Guidelines for Use of Paralegals in Rendering Legal Services), law fundamentals, terminology, roles and responsibilities, and law office operations. Students that successfully complete the course will be eligible to sit for the North Carolina Paralegal Certification (NCCP) Exam administered by the North Carolina State Bar. Students must be eligible to take the NCCP Exam.
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