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Basic Course: $35.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $60.00
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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Course Description

Legal questions come up regularly in our daily lives and the language of law is everywhere.  Legal Terminology 101 is a comprehensive guide to the language of the legal system.  If you're planning on purchasing a house, involved in a landlord-tenant dispute, making a will, buying a car, getting health insurance, applying for a credit card or hiring a lawyer then understanding the terminology of the contracts, forms and systems is vital for a successful outcome. 

 

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to quickly and easily learn common legal terms.  Each of the self-paced lessons includes sound files so you can hear the pronunciation immediately. 

Whether you're a homemaker or a student or looking for work in the legal or business world this course will help you learn a new language the 'legal language'.

 

This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. Introduction to Legal Terminology - Introduction and Course Overview
  2. Lesson 1: The American Legal System - History of the American Legal System
  3. Lesson 2: The Litigation Process - Terms used in litigation.
  4. Lesson 3: Civil Actions - Terms most commonly associated with Civil cases
  5. Lesson 4: Criminal Law - Terms commonly used during the course of a Criminal trial.
  6. Lesson 5: Contract Law and Lease Terminology - Terms associated with contract law and leases.
  7. Lesson 6: Wills and Estates - Terms associated with wills and estates
  8. Lesson 7: Family Law/Domestic Relations - Terms presented in this lesson will help you to make better sense of the complexities of relationships.
  9. Lesson 8: Bankruptcy - Two types of bankruptcy available to individuals as well as the terminology commonly associated with this process.
  10. Lesson 9: Tort Law - Terms used in a personal injury -- or tort -- cases.
  11. Lesson 10: Property Law - Terms you will likely encounter during the home buying process.
  12. Lesson 11: Partnerships - General terminology governing partnerships and their operation.
  13. Lesson 12: Corporations - Terms commonly associated with the incorporating process.
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Course Title : Legal Terminology 101
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 32170
Course Type : Professional Development
Course URL : http://legalterminology.onlineclasses.com
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Instructor : Matt Coburn
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Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
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Basic Course: $35.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $60.00
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This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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Law is everywhere in our daily lives and the language of law is everywhere.   Newspapers, T.V. shows,  Court T.V., nightly news broadcasts and the legal transactions of our daily lives are filled with legal phrases and terms.  The language of credit card agreements and mortgage contracts, wills, estate planning and personal injury litigation can  all be very confusing. 

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to learn common legal terms.  Each of the self-paced lessons includes sound files so you can hear the pronunciation immediately.  There's no special hardware or software required and the instructor will be reviewing assignments, grading tests and is available to answer any questions through email.

If you're a student, looking for work in the legal field or just want to update your terminology skill, this course will provide what you need.  Enroll anytime.


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