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• This online certificate meets the new California state requirements which regulate paralegals and legal document assistants.
  
  
• New Law  now requires that a Legal Document Assistant and a Paralegal meet certain required law study - 24 semester units.
  
  
  • Legal Document Assistants are now regulated under Business and Profession Code § 6400
    
    
  • Paralegals are now regulated under Business and Professions Code § 6450
    
    
• The Paralegal Studies Program at Mission College provides 12 law classes (36 units) in an entirely online delivery format (12 units or 4 classes in excess of the 24 units required by new California law). The twelve (12) classes are as follows
  
  (**some pages are sample webpages - the actual webpages are updated shortly before each semester or intersession)
  
  Below is the suggested order to take the 12 classes: (some web pages are sample pages from previous semesters)
  

  Semester	Classes
  1st	Law 10 - Intro to Law
  	Law 1 - Contracts
  2nd	Law 11 - Civil Litigation Law 12 - Torts Law 20 - Probate
  	Law 2- Ptsp & Corp Law 19 - Property
  3rd	Law 16 - Evidence Law 17 - Legal Writing Law 34 - Legal Research
  	Law 13 - Wills and Trusts Law 18 - Family Law

  
  
  
• Additional Information
  
• IGETC.ORG
  
  • The classes are described at (course descriptions). The total cost of the program is $400 for the 12 classes, and $325 for books, or $725. (for California residents).
    
    The classes cost $11 per unit ($33 per course) for California Residents ($128 per unit for out of State residents). Each class is a semester (15 weeks in length). The Fall Semester runs from September 4th to December 20th, and the Spring Semester from Februrary 4th to June 3rd. The Winter Intersession runs from January 2nd to February 2nd, and the Summer Session A (5 weeks - June 4th to July 5th), and Session B (5 weeks - July 9th to Augsust 9th). The Mission College Paralegal Program has a rich history, and has trained paralegals in the Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley since 1987.
    
    
  • The online format requires the student to read and write extensively. Online classes demand a lot of work and students should be self motivated and disciplined to complete the tasks of quizzes, postings, and assignments. Here are some Frequently Asked Questions ( "FAQ") about online classes., and FAQS about our Paralegal Program. Here is an orientation also on our online program .
    
    
  • Student Services, Counseling, and Financial Aid are all available to online students.
    
    
  • The textbooks for these classes may be ordered online. They total cost of books is about $325.
    
    
• How do I get started?
  
  
  • There are four steps to start this program. First step, apply for admission and enroll at L.A. Mission College, Second Step, to enroll in the class, Third Step to email your Professor, and Fourth Step, to check out your class webpage, and to commence working.
    
    
  • Why should you choose our program, and how do you choose a Paralegal Program?
    
  • What exactly do Paralegals do?
    
  • What kinds of paralegal jobs are available once you graduate with your Certificate?
    
    
    Here is some more information about our Paralegal Program:
    
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    David Jordan
    10/24/02