| HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE Advanced Technical Certificate Program in Paralegal/Legal Assisting (21 credit hours) The Paralegal/Legal Assisting Advanced Technical Certificate is designed to enable students who already hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher to take paralegal courses at Hillsborough Community College and qualify to take the Certified Legal Assistant exam sponsored by the National Association for Legal Assistants. It further prepares those students for work of a legal nature in law offices, corporations or governmental agencies. A total of 21 credit hours are required for this certificate. Course Description Credit Hours PLA 1003 Introduction to Legal Assisting 3 PLA 1271 Tort Law 3 PLA 1104 Legal Research & Writing I 3 (prerequisite PLA 1003) PLA 2114 Legal Research & Writing II 3 (prerequisite PLA 1104) Required Courses Total Credit Hours 12 Electives Choose 3 courses for total of 9 credit hours from the following list based on area of interest: PLA 1203 Litigation Procedures I 3 (prerequisite PLA 1003) PLA 1433 Business Organizations 3 PLA 1600 Wills/Estate/Trust Administration 3 PLA 1611 Real Estate/Property Transaction I 3 PLA 2303 Criminal Litigation 3 PLA 2421 Contract Law 3 PLA 2460 Bankruptcy Law 3 PLA 2800 Family Relations/Family Law 3 PLA 1700 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 3 (prerequisite PLA 1003) Total Hours of Electives 9 Total Hours for the Advanced Technical Certificate 21 NOTE: A grade of “C” or better must be attained for each course taken for this certificate.
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