Course Name

Description

Dates

Fee

Paralegal Certificate Course

 
This intensive, nationally acclaimed program is an 84-hour course designed for beginning as well as advanced legal workers. Students will be trained to assist trial attorneys, interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, etc. Students will be expected to complete a significant amount of homework for each weekend session. Video, audio, and CD ROM course formats are also available for open enrollment. Information on an on-line home study course can be accessed by visiting www.legalstudies.com.
Handouts and placement in a voluntary internship for students maintaining an “A” average and graduating in the top 25% of their class who desire law office experience.

 
Textbooks are not included in the tuition fee. 
 

Fall 2007
Oct 27-Dec 9

Spring 2008

Feb 23-Mar 30

Summer 2008

Jul 5-Aug 10

Sat & Sun
9 A. M.- 5 P.M.

*Also offered online, or by video, audio, or CD-ROM formats

$1089

Advanced Paralegal

This online program picks up where the Paralegal Certificate Program leaves off.  The Advanced Legal Research and Substantive Law electives are offered in addition to the Paralegal Certificate Course and will allow students more in-depth coverage of specific topics of law.

Advanced Paralegal

Advanced Legal Research

Advanced and specialized approaches to utilize the legal resources available in a law library, and elsewhere will be examined.  The conceptual differences between computer-assisted legal research and hard copy research will be taught.  You will also learn how to formulate WESTLAW search queries and effectively and efficiently use WESTLAW and other online legal research methods as timesaving devices in legal research and legal writing.

2008

Online Session Dates

Spring I
    Jan 7 – Feb 22    Spring II
    Mar 3 – Apr 18

$275

Advanced Paralegal

Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy is an area of law that has provided significant employment for paralegals.  This course examines the debtor-creditor relationship and the difference between voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy, both under Chapter 7 (liquidation) and Chapter 11 (reorganization).  You will study the Bankruptcy code in depth and learn how to prepare the most important bankruptcy form.

$275

Advanced Paralegal

Business Law and Practice

This course examines the law and practice of business organizations and the paralegal’s potential functions in this area of law.  It begins with an examination of basic agency law, followed by a study of the fundamental structure and most important legal doctrines relating to general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, small closely-held corporations, and large publicly- traded corporations.

$275

Advanced Paralegal

Constitutional Law

You will be introduced to the fundamentals of the federal constitution, including the institution of judicial review, the limitations on federal judicial power, the constitutional roles of the legislative and executive branches, due process of law, and individual rights under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  Possible future trends of the U.S. Supreme Court will also be explored.  This course will focus on individual civil liberties and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims, emphasizing redress for violations of the Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendment rights of the U.S. Constitution.

$275

Advanced Paralegal

Criminal Law

The course begins with an overview of the concept of punishment and goes on to study the burden of proof and criminal defenses; it also provides a critical look at the most common crimes.  Students will learn common terminology in criminal law and how to consider a crime thoroughly in terms of its elements. 

$275

Advanced Paralegal

Criminal Procedure

Advanced Paralegal

Education Law

Advanced Paralegal

Estate Planning: Probate, Wills, & Trusts

This course explores the paralegal’s role in estate planning.  The requirements of creating enforceable wills and trusts will be covered, and study of resulting and constructive trusts will be provided.
 

$275

Advanced Paralegal

Family Law

Family law pertains to the formation and dissolution of domestic relations, including the law of marriage, annulment, separation and dissolution, maintenance, and custody and support of children.  This course will study the differences between community and separate property, the classification of property, and the impact of such classification.  The role of the paralegal in family law practice and the importance of mediation of domestic issues will also be discussed.

$275

Advanced Paralegal

Immigration Law

Advanced Paralegal

Intellectual Property

Advanced Paralegal

Water Law

This course is designed to give students, particularly from Colorado and neighboring states, an appreciation of the importance of allocation of water resources in the American West.  Participants will learn of the common law and civil law approaches to the distribution of water in arid regions, the transportation of water from one basin to another, and a hierarchy of competing uses for the water.  Water was first viewed as an instrumentality of transportation (and the main impetus behind junking the Articles of Confederation in favor of the Constitution), later as power for industry, irrigation for agriculture, and the water resource behind the growth of the cities of the American west.  Las Vegas and Phoenix, for example, would have been mere refueling stations on the transcontinental railroads were it not for the massive water projects to make the desert bloom.  Special emphasis will be given to Colorado’s unique system of water courts and water judges.  The knowledge gained in this court will be especially helpful for students studying Sociology, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Political Science, Criminology, and many other law related disciplines. 

$275

How to Manage Problem Employees

There was a time when people were committed to working hard and being productive in the work force.  Today, however, some workers have an entitlement mentality and the labor pool includes some people who don't want a job - just a a paycheck. 

Glen Shepard has been training managers how to set new hires up for success, structure compensation packages to maximize their involvement and work ethic, deal with problem areas before they become bad behavior, and motivate slow and often unmotivated employees.  In this workshop, you'll learn the different personality types and how to handle specific manifestations of each, including gossiping, back stabbing, direct confrontation, hypochondriacs, breaking the chain of command, and sarcasm, as well as how to terminate employees while staying on solid legal ground.

Some of the topics covered in the How to Manage Problem Employees presentation are:

  *3 simple things that motivate people more than money

  *4 red flags on job applications that will save you from hiring the wrong people

  *How to protect yourself from lawsuits

  *How to slash turnover by 50%

  *The single best way to respond to employees who tell you how to do your job

  *What to say when employees challenge you in front of others

Instructor:  Glen Shepard

Fri

Nov 16, 2007

9 A.M.-3 P.M.

$169

How to Supervise People and Lead a Team

This is a one day seminar on hiring, firing, motivating employees, training, delegating, disciplining, and dealing with problem employee behavior.  You will also learn how to handle over 30 of the most difficult problems managers face. 

Instructor:  Glen Shepard

TBA

$169

Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement

Learn what you need to know about retirement planning issues and more.

Each course consists of four 2 ½ hour sessions.

Instructor: Sonny Horn, Dennis Hill, or Robert Dozier

TBA