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Paralegal Certificate

Paralegal Certificate

Complete the program in 4 to 6 months

Paralegal Books

Learn about our program options

Learn more about the Loyola Professional and Continuing Studies registration information, including parking, cancellations, and the refund policy. 

PACS Registration Policies

SELF-PACED

For those who prefer to work at their own pace. 

- New cohorts start on the 15th of each month.

- Registration open for February, March, and April.

- Self-paced deadlines.

- Attorney/Instructor guided.

- 6 month program.

- 100% online.

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SYNCHRONOUS

For those who prefer live, instructor-led classes, and more structure with deadlines.

- Class starts March 18, 2025 - June 26, 2025.

- Live, instructor-led classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6PM - 8:30PM.

- Instructor assigned deadlines.

- 4 month program.

- 100% online.

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Earn Your Paralegal Certificate

Learn the in-demand paralegal skills required by law firms, corporations, and government agencies.

The paralegal certificate program at Loyola University New Orleans is designed for professionals looking to start a career in the legal profession or to advance in their current role. Students can earn their paralegal certificate from Loyola in just four to six months.

Our immersive certificate programs train you in legal writing, terminology, research, artificial intelligence, contracts, civil procedure, trial preparation, investigation, discovery, and substantive topics of law. Courses are led by practicing attorneys and experienced instructors who provide individual support and guidance on assignments. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a Loyola University New Orleans Certificate of Completion and 36.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). 

For questions and more information, email us at PACS@loyno.edu to talk with an enrollment specialist. 

Information Sessions

PACS offers free, virtual information sessions that will cover the program highlights, curriculum, discounts, scholarship opportunity, and answer any questions you may have. Please register below for an upcoming information session to learn more about the Paralegal Certificate program.


Upcoming Information Sessions

Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 11AM - 12PM

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Synchronous | 100% Online | Live, Instructor-Led Classes

The synchronous, online paralegal certificate program takes four months to complete and starts March 13, 2025. Students will meet virtually twice a week with the instuctor and have deadlines for assignments and exams.

Asynchronous | 100% Online | Self Paced

The self-paced, asynchronous, online paralegal certificate program takes six months to complete and students can complete coursework at their own pace. Registration is open for January, February, and March.

Paralegal Student

A Platform to Help You Learn

Students in Loyola’s paralegal certificate program learn using an educational management platform that provides interactive study support tools and online resources. You’ll benefit from chapter-by-chapter lecture notes, electronic and text-based note cards, as well as exercises using multiple choice, point and click, and fill in the blank formats. The online platform also provides quizzes, animations, e-lectures, charts, and mock exams to help you track your progress.

Gain Relevant Skills for Paralegal Professionals

The program is designed to train students in legal writing, terminology, legal research, authority, trial preparation, investigation, discovery, e-discovery, customized state-specific document labs for assignments, Lexis training labs, actual and virtual Law Library training, and much more.

Courses

  • Essential Skills for Paralegals
  • Tort Law
  • Louisiana Procedures
  • Contract Law

Tuition

Online Tuition: 

$6,299 plus course materials*

*Fee does not include the cost of textbooks, approximately $950. A textbook list and ordering instructions will be emailed to registered students.

Up to $2,000 in scholarships is available for qualified applicants. See LaNasa Memorial Scholarship tab. (Scholarships can not be combined with any discount options below.)

Discounts: 

  • 10% tuition discount available for Loyola alumni, current Loyola students, Loyola faculty and staff and active duty or retired military.
  • Must email qualifying ID to PACS@loyno.edu upon registration.
  • $500 early bird discount available to those that register three weeks prior to start date.

Tuition Options

  1. Full tuition remitted at registration.
  2. Payment plan options:
    • Self-Paced: Payment plan is a 5 month plan with monthly auto-withdrawals.
    • Synchronous: Payment plan is a 3 month plan with monthly auto-withdrawals.
    • Please email PACS@loyno.edu to request payment plan information
    • Payment Plan Details:
      • A $250 deposit (for the self-paced option) and $500 deposit (for the synchronous option) is due upon enrollment into the payment plan through Loyola's payment plan partner, Nelnet Campus Commerce, to reserve your seat in the class. Deposit will be applied to your tuition balance. 
      • We will contact you upon registration to set up the payment plan. There is a one time non-refundable service fee paid to Nelnet Campus Commerce to set up the payment plan.
      • If using a credit/ debit card to pay the monthly payments there will be an included 2.85% service fee per use of credit/debit card. 
      • To avoid the service fee you may use an ACH bank/checking account.
      • If there are any returns on payments there will be a $30 returned payment fee issued to the payer.
      • If a student is delinquent on payments, access to the program will be withheld until the student is current on the payment plan.
      • If a student drops out of the program after the withdrawal/refund deadline, the student is still responsible for paying the entirety of the payment plan per the PACS cancellation and refund policies.
      • Enrollment is not confirmed until the payment plan is set up. 
  3. Apply for a Sallie Mae Career Smart Training Loan.
    • Please note: If you are approved for the Sallie Mae Career Smart Training Loan, any refund checks in the amount of the estimated textbook costs, will be mailed to you after your loan is certified by Loyola. It may take up to 2-3 weeks to receive a refund check in order to purchase your books. 
    • If you are purchasing your textbooks using the Sallie Mae Careet Smart Training Laon, PACS will adjust your completion date to 6 months from the date that receive your books. Please email PACS@loyno.edu for the adjustment.

All PACS registration and refund policies apply for the payment plan and Sallie Mae Career Smart Training Loan options.

Scholarship opportunities available. Please see the LaNasa Memorial Scholarship Tab for more information.

Want to learn more?

Find out if Loyola's paralegal certificate is a good fit for you. For individual questions about the program, email us today.