Welcome
from the Director
of the CULS Paralegal and Certificate Program
Capital University Law School is proud to be
at the forefront of legal education by continuing to provide post-baccalaureate
certificate programs for non-lawyer professionals within the legal profession.
Capital’s Paralegal, Legal Nurse Consultant and Life Care Planner
programs are providing graduates to fill the rapidly growing need for
non-lawyer professionals as essential members of the legal team. These
elite programs are one of a select few in the country to be part of an
American Bar Association-accredited law school. In addition, Capital’s
Paralegal program is the only paralegal program to have been co-founded
by a metropolitan bar association.
Since 1972, the Capital University Law School Paralegal program has offered
students a challenging blend of legal theory and practical, hands-on skills
training which has prepared the graduates to assume their role as leaders
in the legal and business communities. Capital raised the bar even higher
in 2001 by establishing the Legal Nurse Consultant program and again in
2003 by establishing the Life Care Planner program.
As a pioneer in developing programs
for those students seeking to excel as non-lawyer professionals, we require
a four-year college degree. This post-baccalaureate admission requirement
permits a level of sophistication in our curriculum as well as in the
education of our students that lends confidence to the employer hiring
our graduates that our students will be a valuable asset to their team.
American Bar Association approval, Commission on Health Care Certification
approval and an ongoing connection to the American Association for Paralegal
Educators, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, and Commission
on Health Care Certification serve to enhance that level of confidence.
The programs offered encourage a diverse student population and provides
each student with a flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of the
person with a full-time position outside the home or the stay-at-home
parent. Flexible evening, day and weekend formats enable our students
to further their career goals and still maintain a balance between their
academic, personal and professional lives. It is our firm belief that
students who are capable of maintaining this balance will bring these
skills to future professional positions, thereby enhancing their satisfaction
and productivity in the workplace.
We at Capital University Law School strive to design our curriculum to
meet the ever changing needs of professionals while remaining committed
to our students as we strive to assist our graduates apply their newly
learned skills in the 21st century. Our position within the law school
affords our students access to a law library and law school resources
which is an advantage that cannot be duplicated. We will remain committed
to our goal of preparing non-lawyer professionals to meet the changing
and expanding needs of the legal and business profession.
Donna J. Schoebel
Director, Paralegal Programs
Capital University Law School
CULS
Paralegal Programs Mission, Philosophy, Goals and Objectives
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