To Register for Any of the Listed Courses Below Visit Or Call Us at (860) 622-5355

The Center for Legal Studies

To register for any of the listed courses below visit www.legalstudies.com or call us at (860) 622-5355

Paralegal Certificate Course

$1,289 + Books & Westlaw

90 Clock Hours

This intensive, nationally acclaimed program is designed for beginning as well as advanced legal workers. Students will be trained to interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, prepare legal documents, and assist in preparing cases for courtroom litigation. The instruction is practice-oriented and relates to those areas of law in which paralegals are in most demand.

“Legal Terminology, Documents, Ethics, and the Litigation Process”: This session focuses on the history of American jurisprudence, the theory of law, the legal process, and the nature of litigation. Discussion will cover pre-trial and post-trial procedures as well as an in depth coverage of legal ethics. At the end of the first session of class, students will know how to prepare a Complaint/Petition, Answer, Third Party Complaint/Petition, and Motion for Summary Judgment.

“Introduction to the Evidentiary Predicate”: This session covers the rules of evidence and civil procedure. Basic interviewing and investigation techniques and the development and use of demonstrative evidence will also be explained. At the end of the second session of class, students will prepare discovery matter such as Interrogatories, Request for Admissions and Request for Production of Documents.

“Identifying Relevant Authority”: During this

session, students will learn how to identify relevant law, determine the differences between primary and secondary authority, and between mandatory and persuasive authority, and learn

how to find and apply authority to hypothetical factual situations.

“Introduction to Legal Research”: Students will learn research techniques for use in legal memoranda, motions, and briefs. Primary and secondary source materials will be discussed, and a concise approach to legal research will be developed.

“Legal Research Practice”: Legal research skills will be applied this session with emphasis on sherardizing statutes and case law and learning to use computerized legal research terminals. Numerous research assignments will be given, discussed, and critiqued. The West Key Number System will be learned thoroughly.

“Legal Writing and Appellate Procedure”: This session will concentrate on the preparation and critique of legal memoranda, including an Interoffice Memorandum of Law and Appellate Brief. Principles of appellate procedure will also be reviewed. Proper citation format will be covered along with a discussion of job hunting techniques and job leads for those seeking their first employment as paralegals.

There are no prerequisites to take the course, but students will be expected to complete a significant amount of homework for each session. This program will help students increase their office’s efficiency, productivity, and billable hours as well as learn new marketable job skills.

Legal Secretary Certificate Course

$645 + Books

45 Clock Hours

This intensive program is designed for both beginning and experienced secretaries who are interested in improving their skills and working more efficiently within the law office. Students will study such topics as: legal terminology; legal process; jurisdiction and venue; ethics; written communications including letters, pleadings, discovery, notices and motions; filing procedures, billing and accounting; time management; records management; overview of commonly used word and data processing programs; legal research; memoranda preparation, and citation format.

During this session students will receive an introduction to the theory of law, the legal process, and the nature of the practice of law. Discussion will include the process of law as well as the specific legal terminology. Ethics are also covered.

This session addresses the particulars of law office management. Also, this session studies technology in the law office. Students will be exposed to actual court documents and will prepare some of these documents as part of their homework.

This session will be spent examining the intricacies of the law office, including office procedure manuals, billing techniques, and overall management techniques of the law office. Students will also be introduced to the basics of legal research and proper citation format. Job search strategies and placement possibilities will also be discussed.

College Test Preparation

Preparing for the GMAT

$300 + Books

45 Clock Hours

Most MBA programs across the country and internationally require a Graduate Management Admission Test score for program admission. Our GMAT Preparation Course is a must! This course provides you with test-taking techniques and methods for improving your score on all sections of the GMAT.

It features a math review and techniques for tackling the problem solving and data sufficiency questions that make up the math section of the GMAT. This course also covers all questions types on the verbal sections of the GMAT. We will discuss how to do your best on reading comprehension, sentence corrections, critical reasoning questions, and the analytical writing assessment. Students will practice on actual GMAT Tests for from previous years, and we will cover specific time saving techniques for the computer administrations of the test.

Preparing for the GRE

$300 + Books

45 Clock Hours

Applying to Graduate school usually means taking the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Test. Our GRE Preparation Course is a must! This course provides you with test-taking techniques and methods for improving your score on all three sections of the GRE: Verbal, Analytical, and Quantitative.

This course features a math review and techniques for tackling the quantitative comparison, discrete quantitative, and data interpretation questions that make up the math sections of the GRE.

This course also covers all questions types on the verbal and analytical sections of the GRE. We will discuss how to do your best on reading comprehension, analogies, sentence completions, antonyms, and logical and analytical reasoning questions. Students will practice on actual GRE tests from previous years, and we will cover specific time saving techniques for the computer administrations of the test.

Preparing for the LSAT

$300 + Books

45 Clock Hours

Applying to law school means taking the Law School Admissions Test. We have been preparing future law students for the LSAT since 1980. This course will prepare you to perform well on all three question types on the LSAT: Reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and analytical reasoning. Plus you will gain valuable insight into preparing an impressive writing sample.

You will practice on actual LSAT exams from previous years and learn test-taking techniques developed by The Center for Legal Studies and taught to thousands of pre-law students around the world.

This course provides an overview of law school entrance procedures, a career in law, and law school survival techniques. It includes an intensive review of reading comprehension and logical reasoning questions, including techniques for quick elimination of incorrect answers, explanations and interpretations of correct answers, and approaches for selecting the correct answers.

Preparing for the SAT/ACT

$250 + Books

45 Clock Hours

If you are college bound, you will probably be required to take the SAT/ACT. Almost all undergraduate colleges and universities require that prospective students take either the ACT or the SAT and most students take both.

Taking this course first will prepare you for all of the question types found on both test using test-taking techniques taught to thousands of college bound students around the world. We will analyze each of the test question areas and give special consideration given to math and verbal refreshes and techniques aimed at relieving test-taking anxiety. You will practice on actual SAT & ACT tests from previous years, and we fully explain and interpret the correct and incorrect.

Topics include sentence completions, analogies, reading comprehension, and antonyms for the verbal sections and basic and advanced math concepts (including fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, proportions) and algebraic and geometric concepts for the math sections.