What sets FIU’s Paralegal Certificate Program apart from other programs?
FIU’s Paralegal Certificate Program is a comprehensive training Program that will prepare the student to work in the complex, ever-growing legal field. Unlike other programs, this Program offers a purely legal education with Introduction to Paralegalism and core courses like The Legal System, Civil Litigation, Legal Research and Legal Writing, which are the basic building blocks of a solid paralegal education. Other noncredit certificate programs may seem shorter in duration, but actually these require that students first have earned a bachelor’s degree (a 4-plus year education background). Our program accepts students with a high school diploma or equivalent. Moreover, given all the legal education contact hours (amount of courses) that are offered in this Program, it also represents a significant greater value for your education investment. This is an intensive Program designed to fully prepare the student to excel as a paralegal, regardless of where he or she chooses to practice. Wh
