Effective Legal Office Administration

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Udemy

Develop a thorough understanding of the principles and strategies involved in legal office administration.

Mode

Online

Fees

₹ 449 2999

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course overview

Effective Legal Office Administration certification course is developed by Integrity Training - a company that has been offering certification programs for more than 20 years, and it is made available by Udemy, which is designed for individuals who want to understand the concepts and strategies involved in running a legal office and use that knowledge as a springboard for a fruitful and promising career as office administrators and paralegal staff members.

Effective Legal Office Administration online training comprises 8 hours of comprehensive lectures accompanied by 13 downloadable resources that cover a wide range of subjects, including state courts, family law, real estate law, business law, crime, torts, and controversy.  With Effective Legal Office Administration online classes, individuals will also be taught about preparing legal documents, contracts, litigation, criminal law and procedure, estate planning, and guardianship and bankruptcy.

The highlights

  • Certificate of completion
  • Self-paced course
  • 8 hours of pre-recorded video content
  • 13 downloadable resources

Program offerings

  • Online course
  • Learning resources
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
  • Unlimited access
  • Accessible on mobile devices and tv

Course and certificate fees

Fees information
₹ 449  ₹2,999
certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Udemy

What you will learn

Time management Knowledge of law

After completing the Effective Legal Office Administration online certification, individuals will acquire an insight into the strategies involved with office administration as well as will acquire an understanding of the concepts involved with legal office administration to become paralegals and legal secretaries. Individuals will explore the concepts involved with business law, family law, criminal law, tort law, and contract agreements as well as will acquire the knowledge of the methodologies to answer legal documents like captions, answers, summons, and citations. Individuals will learn about strategies involved with time management, billing management, estate planning, and cost entering. In addition, individuals will learn about the concepts associated with will deeds, trusts, and guardianship.

The syllabus

Course Introduction

  • Course Introduction
  • Instructor Introduction

Lesson 01 - Certification for Paralegals

  • Certification for Paralegals
  • NALA Certification
  • NAFP Certification
  • NALS Certification
  • Paralegal or Legal Assistant?
  • Exam Format
  • Demo - Paralegal Practice Test
  • Examination for Certification
  • Preparation for Certification
  • Lesson 01 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 02 - The Law Office

  • The Law Office
  • Ethical Considerations (Part 1)
  • Ethical Considerations (Part 2)
  • Ethical Considerations (Part 3)
  • Maintaining Integrity
  • Maintaining Integrity (cont.)
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law (Part 1)
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law (Part 2)
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law (Part 3)
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law (Part 4)
  • Confidentiality
  • Maintaining Integrity (slide 13)
  • The Basics
  • The Basics: The Legal Team
  • The Basics: Types of Law Practices
  • The Basics: Types of Law Practices (cont.)
  • The Basics: Sole Practitioner
  • Client Relations (Part 1)
  • Client Relations (Part 2)
  • Client Relations (Part 3)
  • Client Relations (Part 4)
  • Client Relations (Part 5)
  • Client Relations (Part 6)
  • Dealing With Mail (Part 1)
  • Dealing With Mail (Part 2)
  • Dealing With Mail (Part 3)
  • Dealing With Mail (Part 4)
  • Dealing With Mail (Part 5)
  • Dealing With Mail (Part 6)
  • File Management (Part 1)
  • File Management (Part 2)
  • File Management (Part 3)
  • File Management (Part 4)
  • File Management (Part 5)
  • File Management (Part 6)
  • Use Of Technology (Part 1)
  • Use of Technology (Part 2)
  • Use of Technology (Part 3)
  • Use of Technology (Part 4)
  • Demo - Using Excel in a Legal Office
  • Use of Technology (Part 5)
  • Use of Technology (Part 6)
  • Use of Technology (Part 7)
  • Use of Technology (Part 8)
  • Skills that Every Legal Secretary Should Have: (Part 1)
  • Skills that Every Legal Secretary Should Have: (Part 2)
  • Demo - Office Management Resources
  • Skills that Every Legal Secretary Should Have: (Part 3)
  • Skills that Every Legal Secretary Should Have: (Part 4)
  • Skills that Every Legal Secretary Should Have: (Part 5)
  • Lesson 02 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 03 – Billing

  • Billing
  • How Attorney’s Charge
  • Factors that Impact an Attorney’s Fee
  • Understanding Billing (Part 1)
  • Understanding Billing (Part 2)
  • Understanding Billing (Part 3)
  • Understanding Billing (Part 4)
  • Understanding Billing (Part 5)
  • Demo - Sample Invoice
  • Time and Cost Entries (Part 1)
  • Demo - Law Office Management Program
  • Time and Cost Entries (Part 2)
  • Time and Cost Entries (Part 3)
  • Time and Cost Entries (Part 4)
  • Time and Cost Entries (Part 5)
  • Trust Accounts (Part 1)
  • Trust Accounts (Part 2)
  • Trust Accounts (Part 3)
  • Trust Accounts (Part 4)
  • Trust Accounts (Part 5)
  • Trust Accounts (Part 6)
  • Docket Administration (Part 1)
  • Docket Administration (Part 2)
  • Docket Administration (Part 3)
  • Docket Administration (Part 4)
  • Docket Administration (Part 5)
  • Lesson 03 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 04 - Preparing Legal Documents

  • Preparing Legal Documents
  • Basic Preparation
  • Begin The Case (Part 1)
  • Begin The Case (Part 2)
  • Begin The Case (Part 3)
  • Answer
  • Answer (Cont.)
  • Basic Preparation (Cont.)
  • Caption
  • The Title
  • The Body
  • Signature and COS
  • Complaint
  • Summons
  • Answer (Cont.)
  • Legal Citations (Part 1)
  • Legal Citations (Part 2)
  • Legal Citations (Part 3)
  • Legal Citations (Part 4)
  • Legal Research
  • Legal Citations (Part 5)
  • Legal Citations (Part 6)
  • The Law Library (Part 1)
  • The Law Library (Part 2)
  • The Law Library (Part 3)
  • The Law Library (Part 4)
  • The Law Library (Part 5)
  • The Law Library (Part 6)
  • Demo - Online Legal Research
  • Lesson 04 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 05 – Litigation

  • Litigation
  • What is Litigation
  • Opening the File (Part 1)
  • Opening the File (Part 2)
  • Opening the File (Part 3)
  • Opening the File (Part 4)
  • Opening the File (Part 5)
  • Opening the File (Part 6)
  • Delivery of Documents (Part 1)
  • Delivery of Documents (Part 2)
  • Delivery of Documents (Part 3)
  • Delivery of Documents (Part 4)
  • Delivery of Documents (Part 5)
  • Delivery of Documents (Part 6)
  • Delivery of Documents (Part 7)
  • Additional Pleadings
  • Motions Prior to Trial (Part 1)
  • Motions Prior to Trial (Part 2)
  • Motions Prior to Trial (Part 3)
  • What is Discovery?
  • Demo - Deposition Summary
  • Motions Prior To Trial (Part 4)
  • Motions Prior To Trial (Part 5)
  • Motions Prior To Trial (Part 6)
  • Demo - Motion
  • Motions During Trial
  • Motions During Trial (cont.)
  • Lesson 05 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 06 – Contracts

  • Contracts
  • The Basics (Part 1)
  • The Basics (Part 2)
  • The Basics (Part 3)
  • Demo - Sample Fee Agreement
  • The Essential Elements (Part 1)
  • The Essential Elements (Part 2)
  • The Essential Elements (Part 3)
  • The Essential Elements (Part 4)
  • The Essential Elements (Part 5)
  • The Essential Elements (Part 6)
  • Demo - Sample Child Care Contract
  • Remedies for Breach of Contract
  • General Damages
  • Consequential Damages
  • Reliance Damages
  • Specific Performance
  • Lesson 06 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 07 – Torts

  • Torts
  • The Goal of Tort Law
  • The Basics
  • Injunctive Relief
  • There are 3 Main Types of Torts
  • Intentional Torts
  • Intentional Torts (continued)
  • Intentional Torts (continued)
  • Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
  • Negligence (Part 1)
  • Negligence (Part 2)
  • Negligence (Part 3)
  • Negligence (Part 4)
  • Negligence (Part 5)
  • Negligence (Part 6)
  • Negligence (Part 7)
  • Negligence (Part 8)
  • Strict Liability (Part 1)
  • Strict Liability (Part 2)
  • Strict Liability (Part 3)
  • Strict Liability (Part 4)
  • Strict Liability (Part 5)
  • Strict Liability (Part 6)
  • Demo - Discovery Request
  • Lesson 07 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 08 - Criminal Law and Procedure

  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Jurisdiction
  • The Basics
  • Misdemeanors
  • Misdemeanors (cont.)
  • Felonies
  • The Basics
  • Elements of a Crime
  • Levels of Mens Rea
  • Definitions of Some Common Crimes
  • Manslaughter
  • Defining Some Common Crimes
  • Defining Some Common Crimes (cont.)
  • Demo - Robbery Statute
  • The Basics (Cont.)
  • The Basics (Cont.)
  • Some of the Defenses a Defendant may Use
  • Defenses Continued
  • Criminal Procedure
  • 4th Amendment
  • The Procedures
  • 4th Amendment (Cont.)
  • The Procedures
  • 5th Amendment
  • 5th Amendment Procedures (Part 1)
  • Miranda Warnings
  • 5th Amendment Procedures (Part 2)
  • 5th Amendment Procedures (Part 3)
  • 6th Amendment Procedures
  • Demo - Docket Sheet
  • Lesson 08 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 09 - Family Law

  • Family Law
  • Marriage
  • Before the Marriage (Part 1)
  • Before the Marriage (Part 2)
  • Demo - Premarital Agreement
  • Before the Marriage (Part 3)
  • Before the Marriage (Part 4)
  • Marriage (Cont.)
  • Annulment
  • Annulment (cont.)
  • Divorce (Part 1)
  • Divorce (Part 2)
  • Divorce (Part 3)
  • No Fault Divorce
  • Demo - Complaint for Divorce
  • Child Custody (Part 1)
  • Child Custody (Part 2)
  • Child Custody (Part 3)
  • Support Agreements
  • Support Agreements (cont.)
  • The Attorney’s Role in a Divorce
  • Uniform Laws
  • Lesson 09 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 10 - Business Law

  • Business Law
  • Types of Organizations
  • Types of Organizations (cont.)
  • Sole Proprietorship
  • The Sole Proprietor
  • Partnerships
  • Partnership
  • Partnerships (Cont.)
  • Limited Liability Partnership
  • Partnerships (Continued)
  • Corporations (Part 1)
  • Corporations (Part 2)
  • Corporations (Part 3)
  • Corporations (Part 4)
  • Corporations (Part 5)
  • Corporations (Part 6)
  • Demo - Articles of Incorporation
  • Demo - Corporate By -Laws
  • Corporations (Part 7)
  • Corporations (Part 8)
  • Corporations (Part 9)
  • Corporations (Part 10)
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Demo - Incorporation Questionnaire
  • Lesson 10 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 11 - Real Estate

  • Real Estate
  • The Basics
  • Basic Ownership Rights
  • 4 Methods of Acquiring Property
  • Real Estate Practice
  • The Basics on Estates
  • Types of Concurrent Ownership (Part 1)
  • Types of Concurrent Ownership (Part 2)
  • Types of Concurrent Ownership (Part 3)
  • Documenting Transactions
  • Documenting Transactions (cont.)
  • Recording Transactions
  • Deeds
  • Warranty Deed Sample
  • Warranty Deed Sample (cont.)
  • Mortgages
  • Sample Mortgage
  • Purchase Transactions
  • Purchase Agreement
  • Documenting Transactions
  • Litigation
  • Demo - Sample Lease
  • Demo - Sample Eviction Letter
  • Demo - Sample Purchase Offer
  • Lesson 11 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 12 - Estate Planning and Guardianship

  • Estate Planning and Guardianship
  • Estate Planning and Guardianship (cont.)
  • The Basics
  • Estate Plan Documents
  • Estate Plan Documents (cont.)
  • Intestate Succession
  • Right to Inherit
  • Characteristics of a Will
  • Characteristics of a Will (cont.)
  • Characteristics of a Will - Signature
  • Characteristics of a Will - Signature (cont.)
  • Types of Wills
  • Nuncupative Will
  • Types of Wills ( Cont'd)
  • Demo - Last Will and Testament
  • Types of Trusts and Funding (Part 1)
  • Elements of a Trust
  • Types of Trusts and Funding (Part 2)
  • Types of Trusts and Funding (Part 3)
  • Elder Law
  • Uniform Probate Code
  • Administration
  • Administration (cont.)
  • Guardianships or Conservatorships
  • Guardianships or Conservatorships (cont.)
  • Demo - General Power of Attorney
  • Lesson 12 Review
  • Review Questions

Lesson 13 – Bankruptcy

  • Bankruptcy
  • The Basics
  • The Basics (Cont.)
  • Filing a Chapter 7 Case
  • The Chapter 7 Case
  • Means Testing
  • The Automatic Stay & 341 Meeting
  • During the Chapter 7
  • Demo - Bankruptcy Resources
  • Chapter 11 Cases
  • Chapter 13 Cases
  • Types of Debt
  • Dischargeable and Non-Dischargeable Debt
  • Lesson 13 Review
  • Review Questions
  • Course Closure

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