PGCert in Legal Support Services

This certificate carries the approval of the national bar association and teaches students the skills needed to work as paralegals. Topics include understanding legal concepts, researching and analyzing legal problems, communicating in writing and speech, and managing both cases and transactions. Courses are created by practicing legal professionals so that they stay useful to employers and prepare graduates for demanding workplaces. A student who later chooses to pursue the master's degree in the same field may apply credits from the certificate toward it. Fall and spring terms each have a priority date and a final date. Applicants submit one recommendation, ideally from a current supervisor, plus transcripts from every college attended, with unofficial copies uploaded and official copies requested only from those admitted. The program's own website has more information.