The next Certified Paralegal Review Course starts Saturday, April 19, 2025. It will be conducted online, using Webex, from 12-5:30, on the following Saturdays: 4/19, 4/26, 5/10, 5/17. These Saturday sessions are to help students prepare for the substantive law-related Knowledge Exam portion of the Certified Paralegal Exam.

Between 5/17 and 6/30, 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 NALA's website: https://nala.org/certification/eligibility-requirements/

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 will have FINISHED every course in their paralegal program by the end of May 2025. If you are taking any courses in summer or fall 2025 to finish your paralegal program, this session is not for you; wait until the next course starts in November of 2025.

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 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.

There are two things you must register for 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 the review course, 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. The exam is a separate cost from the review course. 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: Certified Paralegal Exam Fundamentals

If you have questions, send an email to: paralegal@phoenixcollege.edu