8 Distance Learning Certificate Programs in Law Studies in USA for 2024

Florida Coastal School of Law offers students the opportunity to earn a J.D. degree with an accompanying certificate in Criminal Practice Advocacy.

Florida Coastal School of Law offers students the opportunity to earn a J.D. degree with an accompanying certificate in Family Law Advocacy. The certificate program builds on the School’s Program Learning Outcomes and provides students with intensive instruction in real life advocacy skills.

The Estate Planning Certificate (EPC) is a six-course, 12-credit certificate offered by the Graduate Tax Program at the School of Law. It is designed to provide professionals (lawyers and non-lawyers) with enhanced, specialized tax knowledge in the legal sub-specialty of Estate Planning. The courses in the EPC are available in both a blended residential/asynchronous online format and an asynchronous online-only format (but open to both online and residential enrollees).

Florida Coastal School of Law offers students the opportunity to earn a J.D. degree with an accompanying certificate in Civil Practice Advocacy.

The Certificate in Financial Services Compliance provides the opportunity for lawyers and non-lawyers to take financial institution law courses offered by the School of Law’s Graduate Program in Banking & Financial Law, the oldest banking LLM program in the country. The 12-credit certificate program is taken online and can be completed in two to four consecutive semesters. The program is open for enrollment in the fall and spring semesters for part-time students. Eight credits, consisting of new courses developed specifically for the certificate program, deal with the history, structure, characteristics, and components of financial institution compliance. The remaining 4 credits may be selected from qualifying courses in the LLM in Banking & Financial Law program curriculum: Banking Structure and Regulation, Pooled Funds and Investor Protection, Governance, Risk Management & Compliance Programs, and Consumer Financial Services.

As Washington DC's only academic-credit bearing paralegal studies program, the GW Graduate Certificate in Paralegal Studies and the Graduate Certificate for California Paralegals are more than just powerful credentials; they are a signal to the best employers that you withstood the academic rigor of one of the nation's best paralegal programs.

The Criminal Justice Technology program is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge of the criminal justice system—police, courts, corrections. Mayland will prepare students for careers in the criminal justice field and provide a foundation in the understanding of “why crime.”

A new all-online certificate program in Cybersecurity & Privacy Law offers students the opportunity to enroll in a unique half-year to full-year, skills-oriented cyber law track.