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NALS Legal Training Course: Sample Course Outlines

Basic Course Outline

Required Topics	Chapter(s)
Overview of the Course and Orientation	1
Ethics	2
The Law Office	3
Computers in the Law Office	4
Accounting	5
Oral and Written Communications	6
Preparation of Legal Documents and The Law Library	7 & 8
The Courts	9
Litigation and Torts	11 & 13
Family Law	15
Real Estate	17
Estate Planning	18
Estates and Guardianships	19
Optional Topics (Two Required)
Administrative Agencies	10
Contracts	12
Criminal Law	14
Business Organizations	16
Bankruptcy	20

Advanced Course Outline

Required Topics	Chapter(s)
Overview of the Course and Orientation Assumption of Responsibility for Career Development	1
Ethics	2
Computer Information Systems	4
Legal Writing and Legal Research	6 & 7
The Courts	8
Civil Procedure and Torts	11 & 13
Criminal Procedure	12
Personal Injury, Malpractice, and Products Liability	14, 15, & 16
Contracts	17
Real Estate Transactions	18
Estates and Guardianships	21
Family Law	22
Business Organizations	23
Environmental Law	27
Optional Topics (Three Required)
Law Office Management	3
Accounting	5
Administrative Agencies	9
Trial Preparation	10
Landlord and Tenant	19
Estate Planning	20
Bankruptcy	24
Taxation	25
Arbitration	26
Water Law	28
Oil and Gas Law	29
Labor Law	30
Intellectual Property Law	31
Pension and Profit Sharing Plans	32
Workers’ Compensation Law	33
Admiralty and Maritime Law	34
Antitrust Law	35
Immigration Law	36
Federal Civil Rights & Employment Discrimination Laws	37

* Note: The basic course outline and the advanced course outline coordinate with The Basic Manual for The Lawyer’s Assistant and the Advanced Manual for The Lawyer’s Assistant, respectively, which can be used as a study tool towards certification. These course outlines do NOT include all of the topics or areas required for those seeking certification. Candidates seeing certification must study the appropriate references books listed for each respective examination. Check the NALS website to confirm the current reference books necessary for each certification exam.