Paralegal Certificate (Spring 2012)
You must have completed a two-year associate of arts degree or a four-year degree and have satisfied JCCC and American Bar Association general education requirements prior to admission. Students will have fulfilled these general education requirements if they have 18 hours of general education credit from at least 3 of the 4 following disciplines: humanities, social science, and natural science or mathematics.
The following courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0 prior to application for admission to the paralegal program. A minimum of 18 hours of legal specialty courses must be taken at Johnson County Community College. Please contact Anita Tebbe for more information at atebbe@jccc.edu.
PARALEGALS MAY NOT PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW.
Students must earn a grade of “C” or higher in all LAW courses.
Suggested order of courses
Students may take any number of courses each semester that will also allow them to fulfill their other personal and professional responsibilities.
(Major Code 489A; CIP Code 22.0302)
Prerequisites: Prior to admission
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 121 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| LAW 123 | Paralegal Professional Studies | 1 |
Total Semester Hours: 4
First Semester
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Paralegal Electives | 7 | |
| LAW 125 | Introduction to Legal Research | 1 |
| Prerequisite: Admission to the paralegal program or department chair approval. | ||
| LAW 134 | Introduction to Legal Technology | 3 |
| Prerequisite: Admission as a student to the paralegal program or department chair approval | ||
| LAW 132 | Civil Litigation | 3 |
| Prerequisites: paralegal students or legal nurse consultant students - admission to the program and LAW 121 or department chair approval |
Total Semester Hours: 14
Second Semester
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Paralegal Electives | 4 | |
| LAW 205 | Legal Analysis and Writing | 3 |
| Prerequisite: Admission to the legal studies program or department chair approval | ||
| LAW 201 | Advanced Legal Technology | 3 |
| Prerequisite: LAW 134 or BOT 106. Paralegal students must take LAW 134 and BOT students must take BOT 106 |
Total Semester Hours: 10
Third Semester
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 210 | Advanced Legal Research | 3 |
| Prerequisite: Admission to the paralegal program and LAW 125 and LAW 205 or department chair approval | ||
| LAW 271 | Legal Ethics, Interviewing and Investigation | 3 |
| Prerequisite: Paralegal program students - admission to the paralegal program or department chair approval Legal Nurse Consultant students - admission to the legal nurse consultant program or department chair approval |
Total Semester Hours: 6
Paralegal Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 140 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Legal nurse consultant students and paralegal program students - LAW 132 and selective admission approval | ||
| LAW 142 | Torts | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Legal nurse consultant students and paralegal program students - LAW 132 and selective admission approval | ||
| LAW 148 | Criminal Litigation | 3 |
| Prerequisite: Legal nurse consultant students and paralegal program students - LAW 132 | ||
| LAW 152 | Real Estate Law | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - Admission to the paralegal program or department approval. Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 225 and LAW 121 | ||
| LAW 162 | Family Law | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission to paralegal program or department approval. Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 225 and LAW 121 | ||
| LAW 165 | Forensic Science and the Law | 3 |
| LAW 171 | Law Office Management | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission to the paralegal program or department approval. Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 225 and LAW 121 | ||
| LAW 175 | Environmental Policy and Law | 3 |
| LAW 212 | Business Organizations | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission to the paralegal program or department approval. Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 225 and LAW 121 | ||
| LAW 226 | Immigration Law | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students: admission to the paralegal program or department approval . Legal nurse consultant students: LAW 225 and LAW 121 | ||
| LAW 241 | Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission to the paralegal program or department approval. Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 225 and LAW 121 | ||
| LAW 245 | Elder Law | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission to the paralegal program or department approval. Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 225 and LAW 121 | ||
| LAW 247 | Intellectual Property Law | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission to the paralegal program or division administrator approval. Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 225 and LAW 121 | ||
| LAW 266 | Employment Law | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission to the paralegal program or department approval. Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 121 and LAW 225 | ||
| LAW 269 | Bankruptcy Law | 3 |
| Prerequisites: Paralegal program students - admission to the paralegal program or department chair approval Legal nurse consultant students - LAW 121 or LAW 225 | ||
| LAW 270 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| Prerequisite: Admission to the legal nurse consultant program and LAW 225 and LAW 121 or admission to the paralegal program | ||
| LAW 275 | Paralegal Internship I | 1 |
| Prerequisite or Corequisite: Paralegal program students - LAW 271 | ||
| LAW 276 | Paralegal Internship II | 1 |
| Prerequisite: LAW 275 |
Total Program Hours: 34