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The Advanced Paralegal Certification Board has announced a new APC Certification program in Criminal Litigation!
Paralegals seeking advanced certification in Criminal Litigation must be Certified Paralegals in good standing, must successfully complete a 10-module on-line course, module tests and assignments.
The Criminal Litigation modules focus on the following:
- Constitutional Rights: Searches and Seizures
- Constitutional Rights: Self-Incrimination and the Right to Counsel
- Elements of an Offense and Defenses
- Preliminary Proceedings
- Preparation for Trial
- Trial
- Postconviction Proceedings
- Appeals
- Juveniles
- Technology and the Law
Those taking this course should be familiar with:
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Statutes of limitations
- Practice & Procedure Forms
- Internet research
- Trial practice
- Drafting motions
- Discovery
Completion of this program is a great accomplishment of the APC Board. Coming in 2011 and early will be programs on Principles of Real Estate, and Commercial Bankruptcy.
Initiated in 2002, the first APC programs were introduced to Certified Paralegals in 2006. Since that time, the board has released 19 APC programs, including the ambitous Personal Injury Program which offers specialized APC certifications in 8 PI subject areas. For further details, click here to visit the Advanced Paralegal Certification area of the NALA web site.
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