Class information
PL130 Legal Software
- CRN: 30153
- Credits: 3
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
From June 23 through August 30, 2025, Beth L King
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
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Details about this class
Provides introductory training in various specialized legal software applications including those used for drafting, practice management, timekeeping, litigation support, and trial preparation. Prerequisite: and ( or )
This course is fully online and requires significant time for reading and completing interactive online training through NSLT. Students should plan on 9-12 hours/week for the coursework. Most information is in the course content (see sample below). The course requires completing 10 software programs, including Clio Manage, Adobe, Kofax, iManage Work 10, Litera Workshare Compare, CaseMap and Trial Director. An additional 3 programs are selected by the student.
The course culminates in an eSkills testing that requires at least introductory knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Students must log in and submit their first assignment by the first Saturday of the course. Two logins per week are required. Late assignments, if authorized, are subject to a daily penalty.
Students must purchase a subscription to NSLT (National Society for Legal Technology) for approximately $188.00 from the bookstore or directly from NSLT for $160.00. The subscription must be purchased and ready to use by the 10th day of the class. Information about the software we will use can be found at this link and scrolling to Legal Technology Certificate
Upon successful completion of the course, students can obtain a Legal Technology Certificate from NSLT. For further details, see and PL 130 Sample Course Calendar
Technology
Adobe Cloud (provided by school), Microsoft 365 suite (provided by school), Clio Manage (provided by school).
We will be using the NSLT online software courses for training. The access code is available through the 不良研究所 bookstore for $188.00. Once you order the code, it may take 1-2 days to receive it before you can use it to access the NSLT programs. Once the class has started, you can also purchase the software directly from NSLT for $160.00 through the instructions in the course modules. The subscription must be purchased and ready to use by the 10th day of the class.
The NSLT online training programs work best through a Windows application. It can accommodate Mac and provides specific instructions for Mac. There are often issues with tablet use. For best success, a PC or Mac is recommended.
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.
Online technical requirements
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Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.
Prerequisite for online classes
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