Paralegal Professional Course
Module 1 | General Duties and Day-to-Day Operations of a Legal Professional |
Unit 1 | Introduction |
Unit 2 | What is the Role of a Paralegal in a Solicitors Practice? |
Unit 3 | How do I become a Paralegal? |
Unit 4 | Paralegals Educational Requirements |
Unit 5 | What else do you need to know about being a Paralegal? |
Unit 6 | Working Hours |
Unit 7 | The Role of a Paralegal and the duties a Paralegal will take on. |
Unit 8 | What Responsibilities will a Paralegal taken on? |
Unit 9 | What Skills are needed to be a Paralegal |
Unit 10 | In Summary |
Unit 11 | The Law Office |
Unit 12 | Managing the post, incoming and out outgoing and the Courier Service |
Unit 13 | The Document Exchange System |
Unit 14 | How to use the DX system |
Unit 15 | Simple Note Taking |
Unit 16 | Forms and Documents |
Unit 17 | How to set out a Legal Brief and Briefings Paper |
Unit 18 | The Backsheet |
Unit 19 | Accounts, Fees and VAT |
Unit 20 | Law Firms:- Finances and Fees |
Unit 21 | Conditional Fees |
Unit 22 | How to File Law Documents |
Unit 23 | Court Appearance |
Unit 24 | Keep the Dates |
Unit 25 | Client Care |
Unit 26 | The Law Library |
Unit 27 | Summary of Module One |
Module 2 | The Legal System of England and Wales |
Unit 1 | The English Legal System |
Unit 2 | The Different Sources of English Law |
Unit 3 | The Rule of Law |
Unit 4 | Legal Work which is Non-Contentious |
Unit 5 | Contentious Legal Work - Debt Recovery and the Law |
Unit 6 | Summary for Module Two |
Module 3 | Writing and proofreading skills for Paralegals |
Unit 1 | Introduction |
Unit 2 | Punctuation |
Unit 3 | Abbreviations |
Unit 4 | Drafting a Legal Document |
Unit 5 | The difficulties you may Encounter Writing Legal documents |
Unit 6 | Proof Reading - Tips and Tricks |
Unit 7 | Summary of Module Three |
Module 4 | Client confidentiality and legal privilege |
Unit 1 | Looking after Client Confidentiality |
Unit 2 | How can you ensure Confidentiality in the Office? |
Unit 3 | All Mobile Devices, including Smart Phone and Tablets |
Unit 4 | Further confidentiality advise when working in a Law Firm |
Unit 5 | Summary of Module Four |
Module 5 | How the Courts work |
Unit 1 | The Supreme Court |
Unit 2 | The High Court |
Unit 3 | The Crown Court |
Unit 4 | The Magistrates Court |
Unit 5 | Queen’s Bench Division Judicial Review |
Unit 6 | Summary for Module Five |
Module 6 | The UK Legal Aid System |
Unit 1 | Introduction |
Unit 2 | Legal Aid for Family Matters |
Unit 3 | Legal Aid in Criminal Matters |
Unit 4 | Summary of Module Six |
Module 7 | Trusts, Wills and Probate |
Unit 1 | Trust and Probate Department (Private Client Department) |
Unit 2 | What is a Will |
Unit 3 | Gifts and Legacies |
Unit 4 | Probate |
Unit 5 | Grant of the letters of Administration |
Unit 6 | Death Certificate |
Unit 7 | Inheritance Tax Payments |
Unit 8 | After the Grant has been received |
Unit 9 | Caveat Request |
Unit 10 | Summary of the Module Seven |
Module 8 | Property |
Unit 1 | Conveyancing |
Unit 2 | Registered and Unregistered Land |
Unit 3 | Deeds |
Unit 4 | Epitome of Title |
Unit 5 | The National Conveyancing Protocols |
Unit 6 | New Style Conveyancing |
Unit 7 | Selling and Buying Land which has a Registered Freehold Title |
Unit 8 | Understanding ‘Subject to Contract’ |
Unit 9 | Local Authority Enquiries |
Unit 10 | What is a UPRN? |
Unit 11 | Official Office Copies |
Unit 12 | Summary of the Module |
Module 9 | Civil Litigation |
Unit 1 | What is Civil Litigation? |
Unit 2 | The First stage - Pre-Action Stage |
Unit 3 | Can a settlement be negotiated before the matter proceeds further? |
Unit 4 | Filling in a Claim Form - The N1 |
Unit 5 | Other claims |
Unit 6 | Serving the Defendant with the issued Court Documents |
Unit 7 | Statements made in the Case |
Unit 8 | Response and N150 - Allocation Questionnaire |
Unit 9 | Where the Trial is Held |
Unit 10 | Case Management |
Unit 11 | Amending Statements of Case |
Unit 12 | Summary of the Module Nine |
Module 10 | The Complexities of criminal Law |
Unit 1 | Introduction |
Unit 2 | Other Types of Crimes |
Unit 3 | The Magistrates’ Court |
Unit 4 | The Crown Court |
Unit 5 | What Role can a Paralegal Undertake in Criminal Law Work? |
Unit 6 | Summons to Court |
Unit 7 | When the Defence provides Mitigation to an Criminal Act |
Unit 8 | The Youth Court |
Unit 9 | Committing a Driving Offence |
Unit 10 | The Magistrates Courts Procedures with Offenders |
Unit 11 | Indictment - what is it and how does it happen |
Unit 12 | Paralegal work in a Criminal Practice |
Unit 13 | Summary of the Module |
Module 11 | Family law and the Family Courts |
Unit 1 | Introduction to Family Law |
Unit 2 | Family Law Protocol |
Unit 3 | How to being in Divorce Proceedings |
Unit 4 | What is Ancillary Relief |
Unit 5 | Pre-Action Protocol |
Unit 6 | Statement of Arrangement |
Unit 7 | An Affidavit in support of the Petition |
Unit 8 | Completion of the Divorce Proceedings - ‘Decree Absolute.’ |
Unit 9 | Summary of the Module |
Module 12 | Corporate and Commercial Law |
Unit 1 | Corporate and Commercial Law |
Unit 2 | Company Formation |
Unit 3 | Different Business Types |
Unit 4 | Partnership |
Unit 5 | Forming a Limited Company |
Unit 6 | Company Records |
Unit 7 | Summary of the Module |
Module 13 | Licensing Law |
Unit 1 | Licensing and the Licensing Act 2003 |
Unit 2 | Why do we need Licensing? |
Unit 3 | The Premises License |
Unit 4 | Applying for a Person License |
Unit 5 | The Gambling Commission and Gambling Licenses |
Unit 6 | Summary of the Module |
Module 14 | Making and Appeal and Judicial Reviews |
Unit 1 | An Appeal |
Unit 2 | Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) |
Unit 3 | Appeals in respect of Civil Matters |
Unit 4 | What is a Skelton Argument? |
Unit 5 | Supreme Court Appeals |
Unit 6 | A Judicial Review |
Unit 7 | Summary of Module Fourteen |
Module 15 | The Importance of a Paralegal in Practice - How to Obtain a Paralegal Position |
Unit 1 | Introduction |
Unit 2 | How Important are Paralegals to the Legal Sector? |
Unit 3 | Training and Experience |
Unit 4 | Interviews |
Unit 5 | How to Write a CV |
Unit 6 | Preparation for Interview Questions for a Paralegal Position |
Unit 7 | What are the Prospects of of obtaining a position as a Paralegal? |
Unit 8 | Summary of Module Fifteen |
Module 16 | What to Expect when you become a Paralegal |
Unit 1 | When you land that all important Paralegal Job, what can you expect? |
Unit 2 | Law Firms Past and Present |
Unit 3 | Essential Skills for a Modern Day Paralegal |
Unit 4 | Proof Reading |
Unit 5 | Working with Fee Earners |
Unit 6 | Ethics as a Paralegal |
Unit 7 | The Management of Records |
Unit 8 | Filing Court Documents |
Unit 9 | Summary of Module Sixteen |
Module 17 | Understanding Legal Terms |
Unit 1 | Understanding Legal Terms |