The next
Certified Paralegal Review Course starts Saturday, May 11, 2024. It will be
conducted online, using Webex, from 12-5:30, on the following Saturdays:
5/11/24, 5/18/24, 5/25/24, and 6/1/24. These Saturday
sessions are to help students prepare for the substantive law-related Knowledge
Exam portion of the Certified Paralegal Exam.
Between 6/2/24 and 6/29/24, the class
will not meet live and instead students will work on practice writing
assignments to help them prepare for the Skills Exam portion
of the Certified Paralegal Exam.
Anyone that is eligible to take the
exam is welcome! NALA determines the criteria for eligibility and you can find that
information on its website.
If you are currently a student in a
paralegal program and will be qualifying based on graduating from that program,
this review course is for students who FINISHED every course
in their paralegal program by the end of May 2024. If you are taking
any courses in fall 2024 to finish your paralegal program, this session is not
for you; wait until the next course starts in August of 2024.
To take the exam, students schedule a
time that works for them. NALA utilizes a private testing network and once
you have registered for the exam with NALA, you’ll receive information about
the exam registration process.
Students are strongly encouraged to
schedule their knowledge exam within the two weeks following
6/1/24. Students must pass the Knowledge Exam before NALA allows
them to schedule the Skills Exam. The Skills Exam must be taken during
the month of July. The instructor will explain all of this on the first day of
class, 5/11/24.
There are two things you must register
and pay for:
1. Register and pay for the CP Review
Course to prepare for this national certification exam. The review course
is $295.
2. AFTER the first day of class on
5/11/24, register and pay for the exam itself (this you must do through NALA,
the organization that sponsors the exam and certification). You should wait to
register for the exam until the instructor explains how the timelines work with
NALA during the first class session. The
exam is a separate cost from the review course. Click here for
NALA’s Online Application. You are strongly encouraged to WAIT until after
the first session of the review course before you register with NALA so that
the entire process can be explained. There are timelines that are important.
To register for the REVIEW COURSE,
send an email to: paralegal@phoenixcollege.edu
Include your student number (8-digit
number that begins with a “3”) and your telephone number. The Paralegal Studies
Program Secretary will register you for the course and notify you by email when
that is done. You will then be able to go online through your
Student Center to pay for the review course. The cost is $295.
Registration is available Monday – Thursdays only.
There is only ONE
BOOK you will need and you get that directly from
NALA: The Paralegal's Companion: Fundamentals for Legal Practitioners
and Those Preparing for the CP® Exam
If you have questions, send an email
to: paralegal@phoenixcollege.edu