Certificate of Achievement-Advanced
The Paralegal Studies - Intellectual Property Certificate of Achievement-Advanced sequence prepares students to work under the supervision of an attorney in an intellectual property law practice, including in-house (corporate), government agencies or nonprofit organizations. Paralegal duties in an intellectual property practice include performing factual and legal research; drafting and preparing correspondence and documents for filing with the U.S. and foreign governments; preparing information disclosure statements; interviewing clients and witnesses; organizing and maintaining case files; coordinating the use of technology in legal work; assisting attorneys with work related to due diligence; and in an intellectual property litigation practice, assisting attorneys in pretrial work, including document discovery and analysis, and during trials and hearings.