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Paralegal Certificate Program Curriculum
 
Six areas of law are covered in approximately 100 class hours that include two evenings per week and six Saturdays over 12 weeks. To earn a certificate, participants must successfully complete all of the requirements of the content listed below.
 
Corporations
  • Partnerships, limited liability companies, Massachusetts business trusts, business corporations, and nonprofit corporations
  • Organizational meetings, corporate name requirements, name reservation, and initial tax considerations
  • Articles of organization, bylaws, stockholders/directors/officers: functions, powers, rights, and liabilities
Probate
  • Intestacy, wills, and trusts
  • Estate administration
  • Federal and state estate tax preparation
  • Closing the estate
Legal Ethics
  • Situational analysis of ethical dilemmas
  • Confidentiality, conflict of interest, morval vs. legal obligation, insider information
Real Estate
  • How property is held
  • Acquisition of real property
  • Leases of property
  • Deeds, mortages, and easements
  • Condominium practice
  • Real estate closings
Litigation
  • The court system
  • Litigation procedure: summonses and complaints, service of process
  • Answers, motions to dimiss, and counterclaims
  • Motions for summary judgement
  • Interrogatories
  • Depositions and other discovery pleadings
Legal Research
  • Fact-finding and data retrieval
  • Local, state, and federal agencies
  • Registries and courthouses
  • Municipal records
  • Research on the Internet and World Wide Web
  • Exposure to web-based legal research system



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