FAU Legal Studies

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The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Supreme Court justice on Thursday, making history in diversifying the bench. Judge Jackson, 51 years old, will be the first Black woman to join the Supreme Court. Her confirmation was celebrated as a groundbreaking moment by backers as well as some detractors

Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice — The Wall Street Journal Senate narrowly approves first Black woman to be nominated to high court

Biden nominates 1st Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court

Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme Court — ABC News In doing so, Biden is keeping a pledge he made while campaigning for president.

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Can you work in both medicine and the judicial system? YES! Florida Atlantic University’s Legal Nurse Consulting program within our FAU Legal Studies program is ranked No. 2️⃣ in the nation 🇺🇸!

Legal nurse consultants bridge the gap between medicine and the judicial system, interpreting and translating the subtleties involved in medical evidence and analyzing important medical information to play a huge role in case outcomes.

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Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year!

Now accepting applications for 2022!

Join FAU’s distinguished Paralegal Certificate Program and prepare for a career projected by the Department of Labor to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2022.

We offer both full-time and part-time enrollment and manageable, pay-as-you-go tuition payments. All courses are taught by practicing attorneys and meet online once per week.

Many of our graduates become certified with the National Association of Legal Assistants.

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Looking for a new career with lots of opportunities? FAU's Paralegal Certificate program is for you!

The state of Florida is home to the 3rd highest concentration in the US for paralegal positions. Yet the rate of growth for paralegal jobs in Florida is twice as fast as the national average for this occupation and should result in more than 7,400 jobs becoming available during the eight-year period leading up to 2024.

We are now accepting applications to begin the program in January. https://www.fau.edu/sw-cj/sccj/legal-studies/paralegal/

Be part of an elite group of nurses who specialize in using their medical expertise to help interpret and translate the subtleties involved in medical evidence.

The FAU Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate is ranked number 2 in the nation, just behind Duke University, according to Criminal Justice Degree Hub. The program is also ranked in Nurse.org’s national ranking.

Applications are currently being accepted for the October 11 - December 7, 2021.

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Did you know that employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 10 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations? Prepare for this exciting career by enrolling in the FAU Paralegal Certificate Program

Paralegals and Legal Assistants : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Paralegals and legal assistants perform a variety of tasks to support lawyers.

Join the FAU Paralegal Certificate Program - applications now accepted for August program.

Each course meets online via Zoom once per week from 7-10PM for a live class session. All other course material can be viewed at your convenience

The convenience of an online program while still providing opportunities to network and engage with faculty, peers and the legal community

Full-time or part-time enrollment

Courses taught by practicing attorneys

Manageable tuition payments: Course fees are charged at the time of registration for each individual class.
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Explore Our Paralegal Certificate Program What is a Paralegal? A paralegal is a person qualified by education, training, or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity to perform specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.