The IPlegalED course is not designed to provide general, non-specific paralegal training, and does not provide a general paralegal certificate. Many courses exist to provide such general paralegal training and are often offered at community colleges, but these general courses do not teach trademark paralegal skills and are of little value to a law firm or corporation looking for a professional trademark paralegal. The IPlegalED course is a specialist, professional course designed to teach trademark administration only.
It should be noted that ABA only approves courses that include General Education, which is defined by the ABA as, “an academic college-level course designed to give students a broadly based liberal arts education,” so the IPlegalED course cannot be approved by the ABA under the current rules, which are not designed for approval of such specialized professional courses.
Whether or not you are technically entitled to call yourself a paralegal in any given state varies from state to state. In many states the term has no fixed meaning and is simply a commonly used work descriptor meaning someone who supports an attorney. In some states, the word paralegal has been codified in the state’s legal code (e.g. in California see the business and professions code section 6450-6456 which requires a certain number of years of experience and/or academic qualifications).
The cost to reissue a certificate is $35.
For foreign addresses we ship via U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail. If lost or undeliverable, as a courtesy, we will ship tracked Priority Mail International one time for free. Any additional services (such as FedEx), mailings, or certificates will be at the student’s expense. Please note: We are not the Post Office and we do not control the mail. The U.S. Postal Service offers tracking to foreign countries when using Priority Mail International, however, once it leaves the US, the local postal service of the destination country takes over.
We ship certificates destined to U.S. addresses by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail. If a certificate is returned as undeliverable, or has been sent to a student twice without receipt, a copy of letterhead with address from a business or other proof of address (a copy of the mailing address from a utility bill) must be supplied and the certificate will be sent to that address. If you have any questions, please contact us at questions (at) iplegaled.com.