Certified Paralegal (CPL)

CPL Certified Paralegal

CPLs are expected to have a knowledge base of the law, including the legal profession itself, rules and regulations, civil litigation, interviewing, writing, research and citation, specialty law, and competence in on-line research skills. A CPL should be able to initiate any kind of legal documentation or action, including a lawsuit from start to finish.

Eligibility

To achieve certification, an individual must have completed an educational training course (a minimum of 500 hours) or have 1 years' experience in a legal office providing similar services through on the job training (with verification of training/or experience).

Practice and Certification Testing

Cert-blaster: Competency related to general provider policies and procedures, patient interaction, payer processes, compliance planning, and accounts receivable management with case scenarios and exercises. The practice test takes about an hour and simulates the type of questions that are on the certification test. Four different types of tests are available; all are interactive.

Exam-Guard: The certification test takes 2 hours, is timed, and the results are immediate and reported to you. The test is reviewed by an instructor prior to issuing the final grade and certificate.

Certification Testing Options:

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