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Increase Your ValueThe goal of the Paralegal Certificate of Mastery Program is tofamiliarize you with the LexisNexis search options needed tofind the types of information you most often need. Five one-hour training sessions cover Initial Case Analysis, Cite Checking,Locating and Profiling People, and Company and FinancialResearch. Completion of the program results in improvedproficiency, flexibility, and efficiency in research capability,greatly increasing your value to your organization.

Flexible Options Save You TimeYou don’t have to leave the office to attend the trainingsessions! Sessions can be accomplished in either a groupor individual setting by your LexisNexis Consultant. YourConsultant will provide you with convenient, in-persontraining at the time of your choosing and in the comfortof your office. Just call to schedule your in-person sessions.

Alternatively, LexisNexis Customer Training can providepersonalized telephonic training. Just call 1-800-227-9597X51667 to schedule an appointment, and at the designatedtime, a Telephonic Consultant will contact you in your officevia telephone. Whether you choose telephonic or in-personsessions, we’ll skillfully guide you through the ParalegalCertificate of Mastery Program on a schedule that worksfor you and your workload. We’ll even help you work onpertinent projects during training so that you’re ensured ofthe most efficient use of your time.

Initial Case AnalysisAttorneys frequently rely on paralegals to do the initialanalysis for legal actions and projects. What are the relevantlaws and regulations? What are our chances for a successfuloutcome? Initial case analysis involves researching applicablestatutes and cases, as well as secondary sources like AmJur,ALR®, or Law Reviews. This training session is devoted tohelping you become much more efficient at researching thesevery sources using the LexisNexis services.

Cite CheckingAnother major task paralegals handle is checking citations inthe organization’s legal documents, as well as those of opposingcounsel. The second training session is devoted to helping youbecome more familiar with the different cite checking methodsavailable on the LexisNexis services, and more proficient atusing them.

Locating and Profiling PeopleParalegals often research public records using the informationto compile profiles of major players in a case, track downwitnesses, locate property and other assets, just to name a few.This third training session is designed to familiarize you withthe public records information available on the LexisNexisservices and to teach you how to search it effectively.

Company and Financial Research I & IIParalegals often must find information about companies for aspecific project or legal action. In these two training sessions,you’ll learn how to access corporate, limited partnership,DBA, and franchise information; find in-depth company andindustry research reports; access annual reports and otherfinancial information; identify and profile company executives;and research merger and acquisition activity.

Boost your confidence in your legal research skills—and your value to your organization—with thisflexible certification program from LexisNexis.Call 1-800-227-9597 X51667.

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Paralegal Certificate of Mastery ProgramSharpen your research skills with a training programdesigned just for you—exclusively from LexisNexis®

As an additional benefit to you,these courses have been approvedby the two national paralegalassociations, NALA and NFPA,for CLE credits.