Students who wish to be paralegals in the state of California must take the Paralegal Certificate Course and the Advanced Paralegal Certificate Course from one of our California Schools to be in compliance with California Business and Professions Code §6450. The Advanced Paralegal Certificate Course is offered live and online. Online students may take up to 3 classes per seven (7) week session and must complete six (6) classes to receive a certificate.

Our California Schools are:

• California State University (CSU) Monterey Bay
• CSU-Dominguez Hills
• CSU-San Marcos
• UC-Santa Cruz
• College of the Desert
• Taft College

Students taking the live course will cover the following topics:

• Constitutional Law
• Contract Law
• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Estate Planning - Wills and Trusts
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation)
• Advanced Legal Research and Writing
• Business Law, Bankruptcy Law
• Entertainment Law
• Advanced Westlaw® Training

To view the list of Advanced Paralegal Courses offered online. Click here

If you have any questions about California Business and Professional Code §6450, please do not hesitate to call us at 800-522-7737 or email us at info@legalstudies.com.

California Business and Professional Code §6450 may be found in a law library, can be viewed online below, or can be viewed in PDF version (you must have Adobe Reader) by clicking here.

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