Contact
Precious Vines Harris
Director/Instructor
White (Building 1), room 135A
919-536-7200, ext. 8071
paralegal@durhamtech.edu
Paralegal (Continuing Education)
Short Term
These exam prep review courses are designed to prepare individuals for paralegal certification through the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) and/or the North Carolina State Bar. Employment opportunities are available in private law firms, governmental agencies, banks, insurance agencies, and other business organizations.
- NALA Certified Paralegal Exam Prep
The NALA Certified Paralegal Exam Prep course is designed to prepare students for voluntary certification sponsored by the National Association of Legal Assistants to demonstrate significant competence in paralegalism. Topics include communications, ethics, human relations, interviewing techniques, judgment and analytical analysis, legal research, legal terminology, general law and nine tested specialty areas of law. Students must be eligible to take the NALA Certified Paralegal Exam.
Required Textbook: (not covered in the course fee)
- NCCP Exam Prep
The North Carolina Paralegal Certification (NCCP) Exam Prep course is designed to prepare students for voluntary certification through the North Carolina State Bar to demonstrate significant competence in paralegalism. This course covers the essential aspects of the legal system and includes professional ethics (North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct and North Carolina State Bar Guidelines for Use of Paralegals in Rendering Legal Services), law fundamentals, terminology, roles and responsibilities, and law office operations. Students must be eligible to take the NCCP Exam.
There is no required text. Supplemental resources and materials are available at the .
LEX-3100A NALA Exam Prep Review Course
LEX-3100B NCCP Exam Prep Review
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