Continuing Education

Continuing Education

Law and Legal Online Classes

Employment Law Fundamentals
Learn the basics of employment law so you can legally hire, evaluate, and manage employees. Learn the difference between an employee and an independent contractor; the basic types of employee benefits; effective hiring, evaluation, and termination procedures; methods to resolve employment disputes in and out of court; discrimination and union laws; and workplace safety rules. This course is a must for anyone who is (or aspires to be) a supervisor, manager, or human resources professional.

Introduction to Criminal Law
If you like Law and Order and CSI, you'll love this in-depth exploration of criminal law. Step inside the world of prosecutors and defense attorneys and learn the criminal justice system from the inside out. Students who have taken his course rave about the presentation. The instructor--a former major-felony prosecutor who has appeared on Court TV--takes you behind the scenes into the real world of murder investigations and other crimes and shows you step-by-step how prosecutors, police officers, and defense attorneys prepare their cases. In each lesson, the instructor also profiles real cases and explains in a straightforward and entertaining way, how the criminal justice system works.

Introduction to Criminal Law II
Taking up where Introduction to Criminal Law left off, this course offers an in-depth and fascinating tour of criminal procedure, beginning with the investigation and arrest of a suspect through the trial and eventual appeal of a criminal case. Explore the various phases of a criminal prosecution from the perspective of the people involved. This course will help you understand the intricacies of criminal law, from arrest warrants to appellate briefs. You'll also be able to recognize when Hollywood gets it wrong in its portrayals of criminal cases.

Evidence Law
As courts get more crowded, busy attorneys are relying more and more on paralegals, legal secretaries, and law clerks to help them gather and evaluate evidence and prepare cases for trial. If you're interested in working in one of the most important and exciting areas of law, this course will provide you with the background information you'll need to get started.

Winning Strategy for the Courtroom
Have you ever wondered what really goes on in court? It's not like you see on television. Is your lawyer handling your case correctly in and out of the courtroom? How would you know? Learn what it takes to win in civil court from an experienced attorney who has tried and won hundreds of cases. Discover the winning techniques that are followed from the initial client interview, to the discovery of evidence, to the actual trial. This course is a must for both the general public and the aspiring legal professional.

Legal Nurse Consulting
Are you a registered nurse or other medical professional looking for extra income or a new career opportunity? Attorneys are increasingly relying on experienced nurses to help them understand and resolve complex medical cases or claims. If you're interested in sharing your expertise in nursing and health care with law firms and insurance companies, this course will introduce you to the specific legal fields where your skills and knowledge are most needed. You'll also learn how to create your very own legal nurse consulting practice from the ground up.

Constitutional Law:  Bill of Rights
Explore the fundamentals of Constitutional Law, with emphasis on the first ten amendments, (The Bill of Rights). The course will include a history of the Bill of Rights, important legal cases dealing with the amendments, and the challenges facing the maintenance of the freedoms guaranteed by the constitution in the modern world.

LSAT Preparation - Course 1
Law school entrance procedures, law school survival techniques, test-taking techniques, analytical reasoning, and drafting diagrams are discussed in Course 1 of this two-course series.

LSAT Preparation - Course 2
Reading comprehension, logical reasoning, techniques for quick elimination of incorrect answers, explanations of correct answers, and proven approaches for selecting the correct answer are discussed in Course 2 of this two-course series.

Paralegal Preparation 1
This course provides an overview of the American judicial system focusing on the origins of American law and the litigation process.

Paralegal Preparation 2
This course provides an overview of common legal documents. You will prepare sample documents and learn to analyze legal problems.

Paralegal Preparation 3
This course provides an overview of how evidence is gathered and used in a civil case.

Paralegal Preparation 4
This course provides you with the skills you need to conduct legal research.

Paralegal Preparation 5
This course explains how to use computers to assist in legal research. You will practice your legal writing skills by preparing a sample appellate brief.

Paralegal Preparation 6
This course provides a look into the paralegal in the law office and presents techniques for finding a job as a paralegal.