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Personal Injury
This advanced course offers a comprehensive exploration of personal injury law, integrating both substantive and procedural aspects crucial to pursuing or defending claims for damages.
Course Category: Self-Study Courses
Course Level: Advanced
CLE Credit: Substantive
CLE Hours: 20.0
Fees: $250 for Members and $300 for Non-members
Course Materials: This course comes with an integrated textbook and the reviews to assist you in preparation for the comprehensive exam.
Description: This advanced course offers a comprehensive exploration of personal injury law, integrating both substantive and procedural aspects crucial to pursuing or defending claims for damages. It covers the foundational elements of personal injury cases, including identifying parties, assessing liabilities, and evaluating damages. Essential skills such as acquiring and analyzing police, medical, and employment records are emphasized for determining liability and substantiating damages. The course also delves into the critical processes of securing and preparing expert testimony, crafting settlement proposals, and presenting compelling cases through witness testimony and documentary evidence at trial.
Learning Objectives:
1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the elements and types of personal injury cases, including damages, liabilities, limitations, and the roles of key parties.
2. Master the investigation of personal injury claims through effective client intake, thorough research, meticulous documentation, and the preparation of detailed case timelines and evidence.
3. Learn to identify, evaluate, and collaborate with expert witnesses, ensuring their testimony strengthens the case and adheres to legal admissibility standards.
4. Acquire advanced negotiation and settlement skills, including creating comprehensive settlement proposals, gathering supporting documentation, and implementing successful negotiation strategies.
5. Gain expertise in trial preparation and presentation, including theme development, discovery, handling motions, preparing trial exhibits, and coaching witnesses for effective testimonies.
Earning the Personal Injury Advanced Certified Paralegal Credential:
- A passing score is 85%.
- Three attempts for a passing score are available with this course. (If you do not pass the exam on the three attempts, you must repurchase the course and start over.)
- Statement of Completion – Upon completion of the course and successfully passing the exam, a statement of completion is required. The statement of completion is a summary of what you learned from this course and how you will apply this to your job.
- Once the statement of completion is uploaded, an alert is sent to NALA.
- Upon satisfactory review of the statement, NALA marks the course 100% complete and begins the process of issuing the certificate and credential* if you are eligible.
* The distinguished ACP© credential is only available to current NALA Certified Paralegals. Anyone, regardless of credentials, may take this course solely for gaining knowledge and will receive a certificate of completion upon successful completion of the course and exam.
Course Year: 2024
Self-Study Instructions
Access Period
After you purchase a self-study course you will receive an enrollment email. If you do not receive an enrollment email please check your spam and make sure you add noreply@myabsorb.com to your safe senders list.
To access course materials after enrollment please click on “My Courses” then “Self-Study” at nala.education.
Self-Study courses expire after 1 year.
Courses are priced for individual use and consumption and are not intended for rebroadcast and sharing.
Refunds or Cancellations
No cancellations or refunds are provided.
Self-Study FAQs
If available, you may use the print function from your browser to print the material. This is copyrighted material and any distribution is strictly prohibited. Not all self-study courses have printable material.
No, a textbook is either included or not necessary for the self-study courses.
No, the courses are designed as continuing education courses and may qualify as meeting continuing education requirements for professional certifications and attorney licenses. In addition, the courses may be used in the classroom to supplement formal training. However, the courses are not designed to take the place of formal paralegal training as may be available through a community college or university.