Meredith College Paralegal Program
Continuing Legal/Paralegal Education Classes: SPRING 2012
Meredith offers continuing legal education courses for paralegals and attorneys. Customized legal training at your location or Meredith also may be arranged. We can work with you to create and deliver training specific to the needs of your law firm, business, government entity or non-profit organization.
For more information, please contact Tamar Harris at 760-2855 or paralegal@meredith.edu.
PLEASE NOTE: Paralegals and other non-lawyers may not provide legal services directly to the public, except as permitted by law. Paralegals and other non-lawyers cannot give legal advice directly to clients, represent clients in court, accept a case or set a fee.
Criminal Law
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, March 13, 20, 27, April 3
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff with an interest in Criminal Law. Learn what’s involved in representing individuals accused of a crime, representing the state or assisting victims of crimes. Gain a basic understanding of the processes and procedures involved in criminal law at the state level. Overview resources available to individuals whose lives intersect with the criminal justice system.
Family Law
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, February 7, 14, 21, 28
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff dealing with Family Law matters in North Carolina. This is a practical course that provides a step-by-step overview of family law and an understanding of some of the common errors to avoid.
Foreclosures and Claim of Liens
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, March 13, 20, 27, April 3
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff starting a foreclosure practice or interested in refining their current foreclosure practice. This course provides a step-by-step guide to foreclosures in North Carolina.
How to Read (and Not Write) Legalese
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, March 13, 20, 27, April 3
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals, and corporate entities involved in contract drafting. If you're drowning in a sea of "hereinbelows" and "parties of the first part," you need this course. After a brief review of basic rules of grammar, you learn and practice techniques for interpreting and improving the turgid writing too often found in statutes, contracts and elsewhere. Demonstrate clear and concise writing by completing a drafting assignment.
Immigration Law
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, April 10, 17, 24, May 1
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff interested in Immigration Law and the immigration process. Learn the practical skills involved in immigration law and step-by-step procedures for immigration cases.
Intellectual Property
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, February 7, 14, 21, 28
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff working in intellectual property. Gain a basic understanding of the processes and procedures involved in intellectual property at the state level and of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets and their impact(s) on corporate, legal, economic and social environments.
Introduction to Business Organization
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, February 7, 14, 21, 28
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff interested in Business Organizations. The course introduces concepts of agency through which corporations and other organizations act. Classroom lectures describe and compare various business organizations including partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited liability companies, and then concentrate on the formation, financing and management of business corporations. Students gain practical experience with documents such as articles of incorporation, director and shareholder resolutions, corporate minute books and the issuance of stock certificates.
Trusts and Estates
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, April 10, 17, 24, May 1
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff involved in estate planning and probate. Learn the practical skills involved in estate planning and the step by step process of probating an estate.
Uniform Commercial Code
Four classes: Tuesdays 6-9:30 pm, April 10, 17, 24, May 1
This four-week course is designed for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff as well as corporate entities who deal regularly with the Uniform Commercial Code. Receive an overview of contracts for the sale of goods with emphasis on applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code and current product liability law as well as an overview of the Uniform Commercial Code’s articles related to payments systems: secured transactions and commercial paper. This is an advanced and fast-paced course that builds on the basic understanding of contract and commercial law obtained from the Legal Survey course.