Legal and Paralegal
Paralegal Specialty Certificates
In today’s ultra-competitive labor market, you need skills that will help you stand out amongst the crowd. With USF’s convenient, self-paced legal courses, you can advance your legal career in only a matter of months!
Figure 1: Paralegal Regional Employment Is Higher Than the National Average: Lightcast
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HOW CAN USF’S PARALEGAL SPECIALTY CERTIFICATES BENEFIT YOU?
USF’s Paralegal Specialty Certificates provide you with the opportunity to concentrate on the high-demand segments of the law that you’re most passionate about.
- Complete the online programs at your own pace, with no trips to campus required.
- Learn from a distinguished faculty of legal professionals. Each participant is assigned their own judge mentor and facilitator.
- Earn a sought-after credential backed by a major research university.
- Showcase your skills and stand apart from colleagues and competitors with a USF digital badge for your social media profiles, including LinkedIn.
- Convenient registration happens on an open-enrollment basis — no application required.
WHO IS BEST SUITED FOR THESE PROGRAMS?
We recommend that participants in USF’s Paralegal Specialty Certificates have experience with any of the following:
- Have a degree in Paralegal Studies
- Completed their Paralegal Certificate
- Have substantive experience (at least four years) as a Paralegal
PROGRAM OPTIONS
Each Paralegal Specialty Certificate Program includes two required courses (listed below) and one elective course. Participants can choose between Legal Ethics or eDiscovery to satisfy the elective requirement.
BANKRUPTCY LAW
- Bankruptcy Law
- Family Law
ELDER LAW
- Elder Law Wills
- Trusts and Estates
EMPLOYMENT LAW
- Employment Law
- Administrative Law
HEALTHCARE LAW
- Healthcare Law
- Tort Law
IMMIGRATION LAW
- Immigration Law
- Constitutional Law
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
- Intellectual Property Law
- Contract Law
LAW OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
- Law Office Administration
- Family Law
LITIGATION
- Evidence
- Constitutional Law
PERSONAL INJURY LAW
- Tort Law
- Evidence
REAL ESTATE LAW
- Real Estate Law
- Contract Law
COST
- $1,995 per Paralegal Specialty Certificate Program OR $1,495 Paralegal Specialty Certificate Program for USF Paralegal Certificate graduates. Please reach out to CE-Inquiries@usf.edu to request your discount code.
- Does not include cost of textbooks, approximately $400
UPCOMING SESSIONS
Register for the program today or speak to an advisor to request more information.
