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Paralegal - CERT

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Contact: Patty Kolarik kolarikp@hutchcc.edu (620)665-3440
Department Chair: Cliff Moore moorec@hutchcc.edu (620)728-4408

For course descriptions and course prerequisites, click on the course name.

Some Credit Hours

This certificate requires 36 credit hours.

First Semester

Course Title Credits
LA130 Law and the Legal Assistant 3

LA131 Litigation 3

LA136 Legal Ethics 3

LA231 Introduction to Legal Research and Writing 3

LE205 Criminal Law 3

Paralegal Electives 3
Course Title Credits
BU100 Small Business Accounting 3.00-3.00

BU214 Word Processing: Microsoft Word for Windows 3.00-3.00

HR107 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare 3.00-3.00

IS104 Microcomputer Applications 3.00-3.00

LA114 Paralegal Internship 3.00-3.00

LA132 Elder Law 3.00-3.00

LA150 Employment Law 3.00-3.00

LA230 E-discovery and Litigation 3.00-3.00

LA234 Administrative Law 3.00-3.00

LA239 Bankruptcy Law 3.00-3.00

LA240 Immigration Law 3.00-3.00

LA241 Interviews and Investigations 3.00-3.00

LA246 Advanced Legal Research and Writing 3.00-3.00

LA247 Intellectual Property 3.00-3.00

Semester Total - 18

Second Semester

Course Title Credits
BU205 Business Law I 3

LA134 Family Law 3

LA135 Wills, Estates, and Trusts 3

LA235 Personal Injury and Civil Wrongs 3

LA238 Real Estate Law 3

Paralegal Electives 3
Course Title Credits
BU100 Small Business Accounting 3.00-3.00

BU214 Word Processing: Microsoft Word for Windows 3.00-3.00

HR107 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare 3.00-3.00

IS104 Microcomputer Applications 3.00-3.00

LA114 Paralegal Internship 3.00-3.00

LA132 Elder Law 3.00-3.00

LA150 Employment Law 3.00-3.00

LA230 E-discovery and Litigation 3.00-3.00

LA234 Administrative Law 3.00-3.00

LA239 Bankruptcy Law 3.00-3.00

LA240 Immigration Law 3.00-3.00

LA241 Interviews and Investigations 3.00-3.00

LA246 Advanced Legal Research and Writing 3.00-3.00

LA247 Intellectual Property 3.00-3.00

Semester Total - 18

NOTE: Completion of an Associates Degree or higher is a requirement for admission into the Paralegal Certificate Program.
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