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LEGAL STAFFING (LSP)

The Legal Staffing Certificate Program is designed to prepare students to acquire the skills necessary for an entry-level staffing position specializing in legal placements.

Those placements include: attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries and other law office personnel.

Legal staffing is one of the fastest growing sectors of the staffing industry The demand for skilled legal professionals is soaring nation and worldwide. Most all of the largest law firms in the country claim to utilize at least some staffing services. Currently, legal staffing revenues are estimated to be in excess of $3 billion in the USA alone.

Students in the LSP program will learn basic skills necessary to launch a career in Legal Staffing

Program of Study
The 54 credit Legal Staffing Certificate is offered as a distance learning program.

A completion of all required coursework, a final exam with a grade of 76% or better and an 80 hour Internship in a staffing company (or completion of a comprehensive research project) are requirements for graduation.

Required Course Work for the Legal Staffing Career Certificate:

LSP 101: The Staffing Industry: History, Overview, Trends

LSP 102: Introduction to Legal Staffing

LSP 103: The Business of Legal Staffing/Pricing & Profits

LSP 104: Branch Administration, Operations & Risk Management

LSP 105: Recruiting & Retention of Quality Legal Staffing Candidates

LSP 106: Screening, Testing & Qualifying Legal Staffing Candidates

LSP 107: Interviewing & Selection Skills

LSP 108: Managing Legal Staffing Databases

LSP 109: Working with Candidates & External Workforce Effectively

LSP 110: LS Job Order Taking Skills

LSP 111: LS Skill Matching: Best Fit Candidate To Job

LSP 112: Handling Rate/Fee & Other Negotiations with Clients

LSP 113: Customer Service, Retention & Expansion

LSP 114: Sales & Marketing in LS Staffing

LSP 115: Preparing Yourself For Entering The Staffing Industry

Applying For Positions & Finding Your Place On The Team: 80 Hour Internship (or Research Project) 6 credits

Payment Options:

• 100% payment in full prior to start of 1st course– 10% discount ($5,400) or
• 50% tuition ($3,000) is due prior to start of program.
• 25% tuition ($1,500) is due 30 days after the start of program.
• 25% tuition ($1,500) is due 60 days after the start of the program and prior to graduation.

Student may pay tuition by check (US $) or major credit card:

Master Card, Visa, Discover or American Express.

Scholarship Programs:  Students may qualify for a $1,500 scholarship made available by one of our many donors. Request for scholarship aid should be included in application.  

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INTERNATIONAL STAFFING UNIVERSITY

2120 Main St. #260, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
714.960.2800- Fax 714.960.6563 - 877.473.6732
Contact us by e-mail here: info@istaffingu.com