Certificate of Achievement-Advanced in Paralegal Studies - Intellectual Property

De Anza College

The Paralegal Studies - Intellectual Property Certificate of Achievement-Advanced sequence prepares students to work under the supervision of an attorney in an intellectual property law practice, including in-house (corporate), government agencies or nonprofit organizations. Paralegal duties in an intellectual property practice include performing factual and legal research drafting and preparing correspondence and documents for filing with the U.S. and foreign governments preparing information disclosure statements interviewing clients and witnesses organizing and maintaining case files coordinating the use of technology in legal work assisting attorneys with work related to due diligence and in an intellectual property litigation practice, assisting attorneys in pretrial work, including document discovery and analysis, and during trials and hearings.

Social Sciences and Humanities Division