Paralegal Certificate: Requirements

Requirements 16 credits
30 credits are required. All classes are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

• Introduction to Law, Politics & the Economy (1 credit workshop)
• Legal Research and Writing
• Introduction to Microcomputers or Computer Assessment
• Constitutional Law
• Legal Ethics: Strategies, Theory & Practice
• Vision & Revision

Internship 3 credits
Students are required to participate in 96 hours of hands-on experience in a law office, agency, or advocacy group, or in the Burlington College Legal Clinic. Interns will meet with the program director at several scheduled meeting times to discuss their progress.
• Pro Se Legal Clinic
• Internship

Electives 11 credits
• Torts & Civil Litigation
• Mediation
• Criminal Law and Enforcement
• Family Court & the Law
• Comparative Law & Government: Canada, U.S., Chile
• Introduction to Immigration Law (1 credit mini-course )
• Business Law & Contracts for Entrepreneurs (1 credit mini-course )
• Entertainment Law & Copyright (1 credit mini-course )
•  Elder Law, Wills, and Estates (1 credit workshop )
• Environmental Law (1 credit mini-course )
• Other learning activities, such as guided independent study tutorials, may be arranged.

Total Credits 30