These advanced topics build upon the nationally acclaimed Paralegal Certificate Course© offered by over 100 colleges and universities nationwide. These classes are available to students who wish to extensively build upon their knowledge of law and paralegal studies with classes in specialized facets of contemporary law. Your study and concentration on substantively specific materials will enable you to gain a strong competitive edge over other paralegals. The additional training gained through participation in these advanced classes will embellish your legal knowledge and skills, which in turn should increase your salary and marketability.

*Those who successfully complete at least six advanced topics will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Completing both the Core Requirements and the Advanced Requirements of the Paralegal Certificate Program provides comprehensive training and skills that should enable graduates to work in the quickly-growing paralegal profession. The two parts in combination have been designed to meet the requirements of the California Business and Professional Code §6450, legislation that took effect in California on 1/1/01.

This class is distinctly online.

Paralegalism is one of the fastest growing careers in the country with an annual average salary of $44,480 (more if you freelance). Learn to interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, prepare legal documents, and assist in preparing cases for courtroom litigation. The instruction is practice-oriented, specific to those areas of law in which paralegals are in demand.  Books: $521

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Become a victim advocate for domestic violence shelters, crisis centers and hotlines, and to assist crime victims in the criminal justice system. Learn legal terminology, legal process, victims’ rights, jurisdiction and venue, ethics, effects on the victim, victim advocacy skills, guardianships and crisis intervention. We’ll also cover counseling skills for victims of assault, battery, robbery, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, murder and homicide.  Books: $60

SCAElegal

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Advanced Excel contains tools that can help you prepare your worksheets accurately, examine your data for authentication, and then find those answers to your most difficult questions. Learn required business functions along with the tools required to analyze data efficiently within the workplace. Save time by protecting your data and know with assurance that the entered data is accurate without any errors.

For full details, see; https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

SCAEcertificate

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Acquire advanced techniques in web design and development. Topics include the responsive design process, advanced layout and design features using the Bootstrap framework, exploration of CMS frameworks and industry standard technologies and frameworks. 

For full details, see:  https://yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

SCAEcertificate

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This course shows you how to create a worksheet used to adjust the account balances and prepare the financial statements. Use your financial statements to measure performance, make improvements and set goals. The final step covered in this course is closing your books and preparing them for the next accounting period; this is done by journaling and posting closing entries. 

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SCAEcertificate

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Take the mystery out of money matters.  Throughout this course, financial information that drives your organization, as seen on the business's reports, will be assessed and analyzed.  Understanding this information will help you make smart decisions for budgeting, setting goals, and assessing performance within your own area of influence.

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

SCAEcertificate

Take away a practical strategy and techniques for implementing social networks for your organization or business.  Learn how to create your own private social network using Ning, work socially using Google Docs and calendars, and move your web site to an interactive Web 2.0 site. Then your instructor will help you choose which social network tools are right for your situation, and then integrate them into your web site to develop a social networking strategy for your organization.

Find out what you can be doing, what you should be doing, and take back a plan to integrate social networks into your communication and marketing. 

For fuil details, see: https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

SCAEcertificate