If you want to begin a career as a Paralegal, you need to obtain certain skills. The Penn Foster Paralegal Program provides all necessary books, lessons, equipment and learning aids, as well as access to student services by phone, mail, fax and website.

The program consists of nine Instruction Sets

Set 1:
Learning Strategies
The Paralegal Professional

Set 2:
Legal Terminology, Part 1
Legal Terminology, Part 2
Developing Critical Thinking Skills

Set 3:
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Graded Project: Thinking Critically About Ethics

Set 4:
How the Law Works
U.S. Court System, Part 1
U.S. Court System, Part 2

Set 5:
Business Law
Graded Project: Business Law
Torts

Set 6:
Civil Litigation
Discovery
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Criminal Litigation

Set 7:
First Steps in Using a Personal Computer
Using Windows XP
Internet Basics
Study Unit: Microsoft Word
Graded Project: Microsoft Word
Study Unit: Microsoft Excel
Graded Project: Microsoft Excel
Study Unit: Microsoft PowerPoint
Graded Project: Computer Applications

Set 8:
Introduction to Writing
Using the Parts of Speech
Punctuation and Capitalization
Writing Sentences and Paragraphs
Improving Your Writing
Types of Business Writing

Set 9:
Legal Writing
Graded Project: Legal Writing Project 1
Legal Research
Graded Project: Legal Writing Project 2
Computer-Assisted Legal Research, Part 1
Computer-Assisted Legal Research, Part 2
Graded Project: CALR Project

Tuition – $1087