Textbooks Included in Tuition
Graduates Move on to Law School After Graduation
Faculty are Practicing Attorneys/Legal Professionals
Grads Work in the Legal Field within 6 Months Post-Grad
Now as much as ever, our communities are in dire need of socially conscious law practitioners able and willing to defend the rights of the underserved and to represent the interests of the marginalized on issues of vital importance.
JFK University’s American-Bar-Association-approved Paralegal Certificate Program gives you the chance to play a key role in the fast-paced, high-stakes, and hugely impactful legal profession.
In as little as one year, you could be making a difference working in a professional legal environment as a highly valued and respected team member.
Note Paralegals cannot provide legal advice except as directed by an attorney nor can they establish a client/business relationship or represent a client.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the Paralegal Certificate curriculum, students should be able to:
Proficiently draft legal documents
Describe and assess the ethical obligations and limitations of legal professionals in specific factual situations
Conduct legal research, both online and in the library
Apply analytical and critical thinking
Effectively use software applications commonly utilized in a legal environment
The School of Law in its entirety is being relocated to Northcentral University (NCU). This means that the current dean of JFK School of Law, and all faculty, will be relocating to NCU along with our School of Law programs (JD and BA Legal Studies/Paralegal Cert Programs). The School of Law will remain the John F. Kennedy School of Law at Northcentral University, bringing with it the legacy, vision and mission, and values of the law school.
NCU is an accredited, not-for-profit, fully online institution, with over 11,000 students in 6 different schools. The JFK School of Law will be its 7th. Both the President and Provost of NCU are attorneys and committed to quality, affordable, and accessible legal education. Given NCU’s expertise in online education and fiscal stability, this move will allow for much greater long-term security and growth for the law school.
We do not anticipate any accreditation changes for the ABA, and applications to accreditors have been filed for the accreditations to transfer to NCU along with the programs. The ABA has approved the transfer of approval to NCU for both programs.
Here are the updated tuition discounts for students who choose to continue on at NCU:
If you students do not wish to continue with NCU, we are working to establish articulation agreements with the following local options.
Local Options:
Unlike many other paralegal certificate programs, JFK University offers courses taught by practicing attorneys who possess vast experience in the subject areas they teach. These faculty practitioners expose students to a broad array of perspectives, while giving them the benefit of specialized knowledge that comes only with years of work in the field.
Our ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate Program offers optional internship opportunities at local law firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. By supplementing their classroom education with on-the-job learning and networking, students who take advantage of these internships leave our program with an edge on the job-seeking competition.
Unlike other paralegal studies programs, our students have the resources of a full law school at their disposal. Complete access to the law library, invites to on-campus events, and abundant networking opportunities await. Students also have the opportunity to collaborate with JD candidates on real public-interest legal cases in the College’s highly regarded community law clinics.
REQUIREMENTS
Up to two (2) specialty courses may be credited towards the paralegal certificate from other ABA-approved programs.
The 39-quarter unit curriculum includes 12 legal specialty courses, of which nine are required courses and two are elective.
