Single Subject Legal Courses
Our Single Subject courses are suitable if you would like to specialise in one particular area of law. We offer a range of subjects which can be studied at home by distance learning. You can start at any time of year and study at your own pace. The Single Subject Legal courses are available in two levels - Foundation and Advanced.
This level is suitable if you would like to gain knowledge of an area of law and learn about the legal secretarial procedures involved. You do not need to have any previous experience of law, but you are required to have secretarial skills.
The following subjects are available:
- Civil Litigation
- Land Law and Conveyancing
- Matrimonial, Civil Partnership and Family Proceedings
- Wills, Probate & Administration
This level is suitable if you would like to gain an in-depth understanding of an area of law and acquire some valuable paralegal skills. Ideally, you should already be working within the area of law or have gained a legal qualification so that you have some existing knowledge of the subject.
The following subjects are available:
- Civil Litigation
- Corporate and Commercial
- Criminal
- Land Law and Conveyancing
- Matrimonial, Civil Partnership and Family Proceedings
- Wills, Probate & Administration
Coursework and Assessment
There are no examinations for the courses as the subjects are assessed through coursework which you must send to us to be marked.
For the Foundation level, you are required to complete a multiple-choice achievement test to show your understanding of the subject and our assessments require you to produce legal forms, documents and letters on your computer at home. Instructions, drafts, templates, blank forms and examples are provided in the course material and help is always at hand through the Institute. The assessments show how well you are able to follow instructions and your ability to apply word processing and production skills to a variety of complex documents.
For the Advanced level, you are required to complete a multiple-choice achievement test and a written assignment to show your understanding of the subject. Full guidance is given for assignment writing.
Results are graded Fail, Pass, Merit or Distinction - depending on the standard of your coursework. If you fail any part of the course, you are given the opportunity to redo it. You receive your results within twenty-one days and if you have passed, you are awarded the a Certificate for the Foundation level or Diploma for the Advanced level.
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