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Essential Paralegal Studies Part I: Foundational Skills
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- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 3 months to complete
- $1,750 (EDP 317073)
Tammi Clearfield, J.D., M.S., has a private practice in Coral Gables, Fla. She has more than 11 years of legal experience and more than 10 years of teaching experience, both in the classroom and online at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: Purchase text at www.onlinebooks.ucberkeleyparalegal.com
Essential Skills Bundle - Online
Publisher: ICD
X418 (2 semester units in Law)
A requirement in the Certificate Program in Paralegal StudiesStudy the foundational paralegal qualities most sought by attorneys and law firms. Learn various aspects of paralegal skills, including legal terminology; court structures and procedures; legal ethics; evidence; investigation; interviewing; formal discovery methods and procedures; legal research, analysis and writing; and other subjects relevant to becoming a qualified paralegal.
Note: Online section must be completed within three months of receiving login information.
Future-Term Courses and Enrollments
Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.
- Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
- Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in late May.
- Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.
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Sections Closed for Enrollment:
San Francisco, Tues. March 19, 6 pm, 10 meetings
- 10 meetings
- March 19 to May 21: Tues., 6-9 pm
- San Francisco: Room 803, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $1,550 (EDP 306704)
Tod I. Zuckerman, J.D., Extension Honored Instructor, has practiced in the areas of insurance coverage and environmental law since 1980. He has been a prosecutor, defense counsel, author and general practitioner. His teaching subjects include environmental, contract, insurance and business law. Zuckerman is writing another book on environmental law.