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If you've dreamed of using your medical background as the basis for a new and lucrative career, you might want to consider legal nurse consulting. Attorneys are increasingly relying on experienced nurses to help them understand and resolve complex medical cases or claims.
If you're interested in working as a legal nurse consultant to share your expertise in nursing and health care with others, this course will introduce you to the specific legal fields where your skills and knowledge are most needed.
You'll receive a step-by-step introduction to areas such as tort law, criminal law, medical malpractice, civil and criminal litigation practice, legal research and writing, legal ethics, personal injury, and more. By the end of the course, you'll have a solid foundation in several different areas of law to help you understand exactly what you can do to assist attorneys in all phases of civil and criminal litigation.
 You'll also learn how to create your very own legal nurse consulting practice from the ground up, including strategic advice on creating a business plan and marketing your services to interested attorneys.

Legal Nurse Consulting Online Course - Requirements

The Legal Nurse Consulting Course is delivered 100 percent online 24/7.

To successfully complete this course, a student must:

• Have access to the internet and the necessary technical skills to navigate the online learning resources
• Have access to any mobile device with internet connectivity (laptop, desktop, tablet)
• Be a self-directed learner
• Possess sound language and literacy skills

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Legal Nurse Consulting Online Course Outline

Lesson 1: What Is a Legal Nurse Consultant?

Chapter 1: Legal Nurse Consulting

This course would spend a significant amount of time focusing on not just how and why the legal system works, but also how an individual can make extra money or start a second career as a legal nurse consultant. It would resolve realistic concerns such as expanding their practice, collaborating with lawyers, and gaining financial independence by acting for oneself.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The Growing Popularity of Legal Nurse Consulting

Chapter 2: What Is a Legal Nurse Consultant?

A licensed nurse who works as a legal expert on medical matters in lawsuits is what a qualified nurse consultant is. On a case-by-case basis, LNCs collaborate with law firms to review medical history and hospital care. Some operate as salaried workers in-house. LNCs are seen in a number of situations, ranging from personal injuries to product liability.

Topics to be discussed include:

• A Short History of Legal Nurse Consultants
• Proving Their Worth

Chapter 3: Becoming a Legal Nurse Consultant

While there are currently no government rules for LNCs, some industry guidelines have emerged. The first of these principles specifies who may call themselves a legal nurse consultant: A legal nursing practitioner is a medical specialist with legal experience, similar to a registered nurse.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Changes in Classifying Paralegals and Legal Nurse Consultants
• Can I Actually Become a Legal Nurse Consultant?

Chapter 4: The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant

Legal nurse practitioners perform a wide range of tasks in trials, from evaluating potential cases to coordinating expert witness evidence at trial. One of the aspects that makes legal nurse consultation such an interesting career is the variety of ways in which their medical expertise can be used in the legal community.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Case Assessment
• Medical Record Summaries
• Medical Literature Review
• Expert Witnesses

Chapter 5: Five Things a Legal Nurse Consultant Can Do to Assist a Law Firm

This list of five concrete activities could serve as the basis for their initial interview with the local law firm interested in hiring them as a consultant on potential cases.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Organize the medical records.
• Search the records and assist with discovery.
• Interpret medical notes.
• Prepare for depositions.
• Locate expert witnesses.

Lesson 2: The American Justice System

Chapter 1: The American Justice System

This lesson would look at the fundamental components of the American justice system and assist students in finding a field of law that matches their personality, disposition, and desires. This lesson's main goal is to do two things: The first goal is to assist in understanding the fundamental distinctions between various forms of rule, and the second goal is to assist in putting the information to good use.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Working Definition of Law
• Law and Morality
• A Short History of Law

Chapter 2: Sources of Law

This lecture would look at the sources of law in order to better understand different facets of law and to assist students in concentrating on a branch of law that interests them. If they want to start making substantial money as a legal nurse practitioner, they should pay close attention to case law.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Where Is the Law?
• Laws

Chapter 3: Criminal Law and Civil Law: The Core of Legal Nurse Consulting Practice

The fundamental distinctions between criminal and civil law will be discussed in this chapter. To converse intelligently with other legal practitioners, it is important to grasp these distinctions. Knowing the distinction between criminal and civil law is analogous to understanding the distinction between the autonomic nervous system and the digestive system: It's such fundamental wisdom that anyone around whom they interact thinks they're familiar with it.

Chapter 4: The Court System

Now that the distinctions between criminal and civil law have been established, it is time to discuss the justice system. While it would spend some time discussing the ancient origins of the American court system in the native cultures of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes in England, it would be fairly dull.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Those Wacky States
• The Court System Hierarchy

Chapter 5: Putting These Differences to Work for You: Your Role in the Legal Field

Now that the fundamental distinctions between criminal and civil law have been addressed, as well as the framework of the United States legal system, we can explore how a citizen can bring this knowledge to use. This final chapter would outline the different fields where their skills can be put to use in the legal profession.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Careers in Criminal Law
• Careers in Civil Law
• Where Do You Fit In?

Lesson 3: Building a Legal Nurse Consulting Practice

Chapter 1: Building a Legal Nurse Consulting Practice

This lesson will walk people through the fundamental steps necessary to establish a legitimate nurse consultation practice. It will begin with a detailed overview of how law firms are run, followed by the creation of an action plan to find law firms that may be interested in partnering with a legal nurse consultant.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Becoming an Attorney
• Law School
• The Bar Exam
• Law Firms
• Law Is a Conservative Business
• Associates and Partners

Chapter 2: Employment Possibilities for Legal Nurse Consultants

As everybody is aware, self-evaluation is a vital trait for everyone thinking about starting a company. Starting one's own business, whether it's a retail store or a legal nurse consultation company, necessitates a lot of focus, inspiration, and excitement.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Working as a Legal Nurse Consultant
• Independent Consultant
• Government Agencies
• Business and Industry
• Education
• Human Resources Departments
• Law Firms
• Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases
• Creating a List of Potential Clients or Employers
• Where Do I Find Attorney-Clients?
• Online Searching: What Their Web Sites Tell You

Chapter 3: Creating a Résumé

Often these legal nurse consultation courses begin with information about how to write a résumé and a cover letter, and they leave the gritty particulars of finding work until the end, if at all.

Topics to be discussed include:

• What Does an Attorney Look for in an LNC Résumé?
• Putting Your Résumé Together
• Think Like a Lawyer

Chapter 4: The Cover Letter

One common blunder made by new legal nurse practitioners is drafting a standardized cover letter that reads like a regular type. Attorneys will say whether you're sent out the same cover letter to anyone, and they won't pay too much attention to one that they know was made by a word processing program.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Hooking Your Reader

Chapter 5: Basic Business Questions

Topics to be discussed include:

• Minimum Equipment Needs
• Financing
• Family Support
• Emotional Support Network
• Personal Limitations

Lesson 4: A Civil Case from Start to Finish

Chapter 1: A Civil Case from Start to Finish

This lesson would look at a civil case from beginning to end, explaining the critical steps that all civil litigation must take and defining key legal terms. It would also look at the growing importance of legal nurse consultants in all stages of civil litigation.

Topics to be discussed include:

• How Law Firms Evaluate Cases

Chapter 2: Filing a Complaint

Topics to be discussed include:

• Investigating a Claim
• The Complaint

Chapter 3: Service of Process, Defendant's Answer, and Damages

When a client is served, that ensures that the process server physically passes a copy of the case to the complainant. There is no condition that the defendant read the complaint as long as the process server may demonstrate that he or she delivered it to the defendant.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Defendant's Answer
• Damages

Chapter 4: Discovery

The method of learning about the other party's claims in a lawsuit is referred to as discovery. In legal litigation, there are several ways for participants to hear from the other side's arguments. Depositions, interrogatories, and demands for record processing are examples of these.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in the Discovery Process

Chapter 5: The Trial

When it comes to litigation preparation, legal nurse practitioners really shine. All of their medical history, qualifications, schooling, and expertise will be used to support the counsel in anticipating questions that may be raised by the opposing party.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Jury Selection
• Opening Statements
• Direct Examination
• Evidence
• Motion for Directed Verdict
• The Case for the Defense
• Concluding the Trial
• Jury Deliberation
• The Verdict
• Appealing a Civil Case

Lesson 5: Marketing, Advertising, and Starting Your Business

Chapter 1: Starting Your Business

From sole proprietorships to major multinational corporations, the most common corporate structures range from sole proprietorships to multinational corporations. This lesson will explain the process of creating, promoting, and advertising the legal nurse consultant practice step by step. It will include not only how to introduce oneself to the legal world, but also how to market one's services.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The Basics
• Business Cards and Letterhead
• Equipment
• Record Keeping
• The Importance of Marketing and Advertising
• Services You Will Offer

Chapter 2: Business Plan 

While most people think of a business plan as something they create to present to a loan officer in order to secure funding for a new venture, business plans are necessary for a variety of reasons. The method of drafting the proposal forces them to resolve topics that they might have overlooked when considering becoming a legal nurse consultant.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Competition Analysis
• Personnel

Chapter 3: Marketing and Advertising

Marketing is one of the broad words that many people are unfamiliar with. Getting the news out about a product is what publicity is all about. In this case, the commodity is oneself, and no one is more suited to spread the news for oneself than one's own. Marketing begins with business cards, a résumé, and a cover note, but it extends well beyond that.

Topics to be discussed include:

• When a Résumé and a Cover Letter Aren't Enough
• How to Make Yourself Known in the Legal Community
• Booth Rental
• Web Sites
• Cold Calls
• Lukewarm Calls
• Marketing Yourself Through Writing.
• Newspapers
• Getting Published Online

Chapter 4: The Interview and the Follow-Up

This chapter will look at some of the strategies for marketing oneself to local businesses. It can be archaic, but looking at Yellow Pages advertisements for local law firms is a smart tactic. This will have a greater understanding of what each firm considers to be its fields of expertise.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The Interview
• Basic Preparation for an Interview
• Concluding the Interview

Chapter 5: Sealing the Deal—What Do You Charge?

Topics to be discussed include:

• Charging for Your Services
• Contracting for Your Services

Lesson 6: Evidence Law

Chapter 1: What Is Evidence and Why Is It So Important?

People have such irrational beliefs about hearsay, murder weapons, and what the jurors might see during a trial that an entire course may be spent only discussing it. This lesson will be entirely dedicated to facts: it will demonstrate not just what evidence is, but also why it is so relevant and what its everyday effect will be on the legal nurse consultation profession.

Topics to be discussed include:

• What Is Evidence?
• Relevance
• Laying the Foundation

Chapter 2: Procedural Steps in Using Evidence: Admissibility

Topics to be discussed include:

• Foundation and Admissibility
• Tendering Evidence
• Admissibility

Chapter 3: Types of Evidence

As stated in the first chapter of this lesson, proof can be divided into three types: direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, and documentary evidence.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Direct Evidence
• Circumstantial Evidence
• Documentary Evidence

Chapter 4: Hearsay

It also appears very complex and hyper technical, which adds to its "lawyer-ness." However, comprehending hearsay is not all that difficult. What law professors would say about hearsay is as follows: "An out-of-court argument offered to prove the matter alleged is referred to as hearsay."

Topics to be discussed include:

• Exceptions to the Rule

Chapter 5: Privileges

Privilege has long been associated with the right to fail to answer those kinds of questions. This is a right that only a few people have. The theory behind protecting such means of speech is that, while it could be harmful to a specific case, humanity as a whole is shielded by making certain communications illegal.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The Marital Privilege
• The Attorney–Client Privilege

Lesson 7: Daily Activities of Legal Nurse Consultants

Chapter 1: Screening Cases

Because of the legal nurse consultant's experience, history, and qualifications, many plaintiffs' attorneys rely almost entirely on them to help them screen alleged medical malpractice and personal injury cases. One of the most important roles a legal nurse consultant can do for a plaintiff's company is to alert the firm anytime a future lawsuit appears to be devoid of any factual foundation.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The Steps in Screening a Case

Chapter 2: Reviewing a File

The details from an actual case will be included in this chapter to demonstrate how a person—as the legal nurse consultant—would review the medical reports, prepare medical chronologies and narratives, and then write a letter to the solicitor outlining their stance on the case.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The File
• The Medical Chronology
• The Opinion Letter

Chapter 3: Getting Paid

The goals in this chapter are to understand how lawyers earn money and how it impacts being paid, as well as to include facts required to ensure that they get paid on time. It was previously stated that they could partner for either plaintiffs' or defense firms. Often LNCs collaborate on both. The issue is that many legal nurse consultants are unaware of how these companies make money and, as a result, are unable to determine whether they are receiving the whole story from a company.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Plaintiffs’ Firms
• Contingency Fees
• How Does This Affect How (and When) I Get Paid?
• Defense Firms
• How Does This Affect How (and When) I Get Paid?

Chapter 4: Expert Witnesses

Not reviewing cases is one of the most difficult aspects of working as a legal nurse consultant. People will research a case at their convenience, wasting hours looking over points on maps, checking evidence, and tracking down individual cases in the manner of a private investigator. In certain ways, doing this stuff is enjoyable. Finding expert witnesses, on the other hand, is a significant portion of the work. And it's not really easy to do.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Locating Expert Witnesses
• What to Find Out About a Potential Expert Witness

Chapter 5: The LNC's Role in the Discovery Process

It will go over the task of assisting with trial preparation. It would specifically address how an individual will be included in the discovery process and how they will assist the lawyers in preparing for direct and cross-examination of key medical witnesses.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Depositions and Interrogatories
• Preparing for Trial

Lesson 8: Legal Research

Chapter 1: How Legal Research Is Different from Other Types of Research

Legal analysis is unlike any other kind of research you have conducted in the past. It has its own set of rules and protocols, as well as a set of techniques that are vastly different from those used in analysis for a paper for an English or history lesson.

Chapter 2: Stare Decisis

One of the most relevant legal concepts someone should master is stare decisis. The good thing about stare decisis is that it is essentially a commonsense philosophy. The underlying premise behind stare decisis is that when judges are faced with cases containing problems and evidence comparable to those involved in other cases, they will make similar conclusions.

Chapter 3: Where You Do Your Legal Research

Following a trial, the losing party normally has the option of appealing to a higher court. Appellate courts have little discretion, which means they can only resolve specific issues and deliver specific decisions. When a party files an appeal, it does not result in a new hearing.

Chapter 4: Internet Pay Sites

Historically, legal reporting was always conducted with the use of print media. The root of law was books. As a legal nursing practitioner, the Internet opportunities available to you were pitifully limited ten years ago. Worse, the services were of poor quality.

Topics to be discussed include:

• What Has Changed?
• Pay Sites
• Free Sites

Chapter 5: Legal Writing

The legal system is steeped in history and does not place a high value on clarity.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The Legal Method
• The IRAC Method of Legal Writing
• Legal Terminology

Lesson 9: Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law

Chapter 1: Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases

This lesson would go into depth on the two most common categories of cases: accidental injuries and medical malpractice. Understanding the fundamental foundations of these two areas is essential not just for working in these fields, but also for communicating successfully with lawyers.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Torts: Some Kind of Dessert?
• What's in a Name? A Tort by Any Other Name
• Personal Injury
• Negligence
• The Elements of a Negligence Case
• Duty

Chapter 2: Breach and Causation

If an individual can define duty—or, more precisely, what a person's level of treatment is—then we can determine if the person's conduct met the standard. They may be familiar with the term "quality of treatment" in medical circles, but it is still a legal term that applies to all kinds of negligence cases, including medical malpractice suits.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Causation
• Proximate Cause

Chapter 3: Damages

The requirement of restitution is the final component of a negligence lawsuit. No matter how good a plaintiff's argument is, if it cannot be proven that the plaintiff has been harmed as a result of the defendant's conduct, the plaintiff has no case.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Compensatory Damages
• General Damages
• Presenting an Argument to the Jury for Pain and Suffering
• Legal Nurse Consultants and Pain and Suffering

Chapter 4: Special Damages and Punitive Damages

Since they have precise numbers, special damages are normally easier to measure than general damages. Special awards can include things like the gross amount of time the plaintiff missed from work or the total amount of hospital bills the plaintiff incurred as a result of the injury suffered in an auto accident.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Lost Wages
• Medical Bills
• Future Losses
• Loss of Consortium Claims
• Punitive Damages
• Proving Damages
• The Collateral Source Rule

Chapter 5: Medical Malpractice Cases

Malpractice is a civil case in which a person claims that a professional hurt him or her while doing his or her duties. Malpractice acts come in a variety of forms. Lawyers can be sued for medical malpractice and accountants for accounting malpractice, but the kind of malpractice that would be most important to you as a legal nurse practitioner is medical malpractice.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Limitations on Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases
• Tort Reform
• Punitive Damages Limitations
• Medical Malpractice Defenses
• Informed Consent

Lesson 10: Criminal Law

Chapter 1: Criminal Law

From forensics to organized crime, medical practitioners are moving into all facets of criminal justice. Many legal nurse practitioners are discovering that their medical abilities translate seamlessly into criminal law specialties.

Topics to be discussed include:

• The Basics of Criminal Law
• What Is Crime?
• Arrest
• Making an Arrest
• Probable Cause
• Miranda Rights
• When a Suspect Becomes a Defendant

Chapter 2: Grand Jury, Indictment, Arraignment, and Criminal Discovery

In some kinds of cases, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution includes a grand jury proceeding. This amendment has been understood to require grand jury hearings if a citizen is charged with a felony of any kind. Murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and arson are examples of felonies.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Indictment
• Arraignment
• Criminal Discovery
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Chapter 3: Principals, Accessories, Solicitation, and Attempt

While it is critical to consider the significance of legal procedures such as arraignment and grand jury in court trials, it is also critical to understand how attorneys convict persons accused of crimes. The rules that apportion guilt to various defendants are just as critical as the legal measures that follow a defendant's arrest.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Solicitation
• Attempt
• Theft and Fraud

Chapter 4: Crimes Against the Person: Crimes of Violence

Humans have been causing harm on one another since the dawn of time. Crimes of violence vary from robbery to first-degree murder. This chapter would summarize the key aspects of both of these crimes before explaining the critical position that legal nurse consultants play in dealing with these crimes.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Murder in the First Degree
• Premeditation
• Death Penalty
• Manslaughter
• Assault and Battery

Chapter 5: Sex Crimes and the Legal Nurse Consultant

Forcing sex on another human, whether an adult or a child, is a criminal offense. Rape and child molestation are the two most common sexual offences prosecuted. Legal nurse practitioners are now playing a significant role in these cases, and they will become a critical component in the coming years.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Rape
• Prosecuting Rape
• Defending Rape Cases 
• Rape Shield Statuses
• Child Molestation

Lesson 11: Preparing for Trials

Chapter 1: Preparing for Trial

This lecture will go into the things that legal nurse practitioners do to prepare a case for prosecution. It will cover a wide range of tasks and include step-by-step instructions.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Preparing for Trial: The Lawyer's Perspective
• What Is the Secret to Good Trial Preparation?
• Medical Presentations
• Simplify and Visualize

Chapter 2: Using Discovery Materials to Prepare for Trial

A individual must be prepared to use the discovery documents collected over the past few months to help prepare the case for prosecution, in addition to making medical presentations to the legal team.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Deposition Digests
• Other Discovery Tools: Interrogatories
• Settlement Negotiations

Chapter 3: Getting You Ready for Trial

Unless there are some last-minute miracles, this lawsuit seems to be headed to a court. The company has entered "trial mode." The lawyers have shut themselves up in their offices to study and plan the file.

Chapter 4: Getting the Witnesses Ready for Trial

They can not only find the expert witness in a medical malpractice lawsuit, but also assist him or her in preparing to testify. They may also be called in to collaborate with other medical experts, such as physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and anyone else who may testify about the plaintiff's treatment.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Reviewing Deposition Testimony
• Double- and Triple-Checking Documentation
• Anticipating Problems
• What to Tell Witnesses About Testifying

Chapter 5: The Trial

Topics to be discussed include:

• Jury Selection
• The Jury Chart
• Evidence Checklists
• Exhibits and Visual Aids
• Talking With the Jury After the Case Is Over
• Mock Trials

Lesson 12: A Day in the Life of a Legal Nurse Consultant

Chapter 1: Medical Literature Research

As a legal nursing practitioner, the most frequent request would be to locate research and other facts about best procedures, quality of treatment, or guidelines that medical practitioners may have practiced. This appeal is made for a very clear reason: if the plaintiff may demonstrate that a medical practitioner flagrantly violated critical research or new procedures, the plaintiff has already come a long way toward proving the case.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Starting Your Medical Literature Research
• What If There Aren't Any Medical Records?
• Medical Records Authorization
• Talk to the Attorney

Chapter 2: Carrying Out Medical Literature Research

Medical science is similar to legal research in several respects. It comes from two sources: primary and secondary. Cases and laws are examples of key references in legal studies. There are legal outlets. Primary legal documents are then available to clarify or interpret the statute.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Secondary Sources
• Learned Treatise

Chapter 3: Online Medical Literature Research

Bear in mind the importance of speed and thoroughness when doing medical literature studies. Thoroughness and pace, however, do not always go hand in hand. That is what makes the Internet such a valuable resource. They can now be confident that their medical literature review would be both comprehensive and much quicker than if they were to haul themselves off to a nearby medical library.

Topics to be discussed include:

• MEDLINE
• Full-Text Articles
• User-Friendly?
• The Goodies
• An Embarrassment of Riches

Chapter 4: A Day in the Life of a Legal Nurse Consultant

Topics to be discussed include:

• Build Your Schedule Around Lawyers' Schedules
• Soliciting New Business
• The Recent Case Technique
• Planting Yourself on the Telephone
• 3 × 5 Your Way into Their Hearts
• Meeting with Attorneys to Discuss Cases
• Making Contacts and Building a Network

Chapter 5: Bringing It All Together

There are several parallels between law and pharmacy, but my favorite is that they are both people companies. Both have to contend with people at their most deplorable. Both necessitate dedication and laser-like emphasis. Both necessitate a large number of professionals. Both can be very satisfying, both personally and financially.

Recognition and Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this course and achieving a passing score for the assessment, you will have a better understanding of the role of a Legal Nursing Consultant. You will also be issued with an international continuing education credit (CEU) certificate.

The Certificate is applicable worldwide, which demonstrates your commitment to learning new skills. You can share the certificate with your friends, relatives, co-workers, and potential employers. Also, include it in your resume/CV, professional social media profiles and job applications.

There are 12 units of study

Module 1: What Is a Legal Nurse Consultant?

In our first lesson, you’ll learn not only what a legal nurse consultant is, but also how to become one. You’ll see how legal nurse consultants are the next big trend in the legal profession, and how you can use your medical background to launch a new and very lucrative second career.

Module 2: The American Justice System

If one of your major stumbling blocks to becoming a legal nurse consultant is that you don’t know enough about the American judicial system, this lesson will demystify the entire process. In today's lesson, you'll learn about the legal system and see that the law isn’t as complicated as you may have feared. We'll also look at how to put this theoretical knowledge to practice when you start your legal nurse consulting practice.

Module 3: Building a Legal Nurse Consulting Practice

Ever wonder how lawyers get to be lawyers? Or how law firms can afford to pay consultants? In this lesson, we'll take a look inside law firms and reveal the financial arrangements between partners and associate attorneys. We'll also explore the jargon you’ll need to negotiate top fees from plaintiffs and insurance defense firms. You’ll see exactly why there's such a demand for legal nurse consultants and how to craft a resume that will make an attorney sit up and take notice.

Module 4: A Civil Case From Start to Finish

In this lesson, we'll take a look at a civil case from start to finish. By the time we finish, you’ll understand each phase of a civil case and know exactly where a legal nurse consultant fits into the process. You’ll also learn some important terminology that will allow you to interact with attorneys and let them know that you're a legally trained professional. This lesson will give you the solid foundation in civil law that you must have before you can launch your new career as a legal nurse consultant.

Module 5: Marketing, Advertising, and Starting Your Business

Are you a little anxious about starting your own business? Does the thought of charging fees, keeping records, and creating a business plan leave you with sweaty palms? Not after this lesson. We’ll go step-by-step through the process of creating a legal nurse consulting practice, from the equipment that you’ll need to the services that you'll offer law firms. You’ll learn how much you should charge and proven methods of marketing yourself to the legal community. We'll also go through the questions that lawyers are likely to ask if they're thinking about hiring you.

Module 6: Evidence Law

Do shows like Law & Order and CSI get it right? Usually not. In this lesson, we'll look through the evidence to see why most TV shows get it wrong. Want to know the difference between circumstantial evidence and direct evidence? This is where you'll learn to distinguish between different types of evidence, and how to use this knowledge to your advantage when you communicate with attorneys. You’ll come out of this lesson able to tell your friends what's right (and wrong!) about legal TV shows.

Module 7: Daily Activities of Legal Nurse Consultants

Want to know exactly what you'll be doing as a legal nurse consultant? You’ll learn exactly what services you'll provide to attorneys—especially what to charge for them, and how to perform them. Most attorneys ask legal nurse consultants to screen cases for them. You’ll learn about screening in this lesson, and you’ll look at specific examples of the type of report you should give an attorney. How do you review a file? Locate an expert witness? Draft an opinion letter? In this lesson, you'll use actual, written templates for all of these activities, and more.

Module 8: Legal Research

Why do you need to know how to do legal research? For one thing, it’s how you can help a lawyer win a case. For another, it’s a great way to get more business. You’ll learn legal research from the ground up in this lesson—you may be surprised by how straightforward the topic really is. When you finish this lesson, you be confident that you can walk into a law library anywhere and know exactly where to go and what to do.

Module 9: Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Law

Now that you’ve built your skill set, you’re ready to tackle the two types of cases where you’ll make most of your income as a legal nurse consultant: Personal injury and medical malpractice cases. We'll look at how these cases are brought and why you are absolutely essential in making them successful. Where do you fit in as an expert in medical malpractice cases? How do you help attorneys prepare these cases? More importantly, how can you show prospective attorneys that they're more likely to win their case with a legal nurse consultant than without one? This lesson answers these questions and many more.

Module 10: Criminal Law

Legal nurse consultants are becoming important in criminal law, too. If you're drawn to cases where you can make a real difference—rape and child molestation, for instance—then this lesson will help you master the basics of criminal law. You’ll learn how prosecutors bring cases, the function of grand juries, how a criminal trial comes together, and what it takes to work with the victims of these terrible crimes. You’ll also get an inside look at a world very few people ever get to see.

Module 11: Preparing for Trials

Picture yourself walking into a courtroom as the right hand of a trial attorney. You help pick the jury. You suggest questions that the attorney should ask medical witnesses. You confer with the lawyer during the trial. This lesson teaches you how to master all of these skills. You'll learn the intricacies of your exciting new profession and realize the potentials that you, as a legal nurse consultant, now have.

Module 12: A Day in the Life of a Legal Nurse Consultant

In our last lesson, we'll look at two final skill sets that you must have to build a successful legal nurse consultant practice: Medical literature review for attorneys and networking. You’ll see how to perform medical research both in libraries and online. The Internet resources available to legal nurse consultants are amazing in their diversity. When you complete this lesson, you’ll be able to conduct medical literature research right from your computer at home. You’ll see how to bill attorneys for this service and then how to use it to generate more business. This lesson also shows you how to network in the legal community and gives you proven techniques for building a lucrative legal nurse consulting practice.

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

MAC/iOS

OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

All systems

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Entry requirements:

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education:

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Device requirements:

Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.

1.  Who are Courses For Success?

Courses For Success is a course platform that started in 2008
with 5 courses, since then we have grown to over 10,000 online courses.

Our courses span across the following categories:

•Animal    

•Beauty    

•Business    

•Health & Fitness     

•Finance

•Lifestyle    

•IT & Software    

•Personal Development

•Teaching & Academics

2.  Is there a refund/cancellation policy?

Yes, we have a 7-day money-back refund guarantee. Just send us an email to info@coursesforsuccess.com with the subject Courses For Success Refund so we can accommodate your request.

3.  What is the FREE Personal Success Training Program?

The Personal Success Training Program
was developed by Courses For Success to help our customers achieve
success. Currently, we are offering this program for FREE with every
course or bundle purchase this month. This is a limited time offer!

4.  Are there any requirements to study this course?

No,
anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter
is encouraged to take our course. There are no entry requirements to
take this course.

5.  Do I require to have finished high school to complete this course?

No,
you do not require a High School Diploma or to have finished school to
study this course, this course is open to anyone who would like to take
this course.

6.  What if English is not my first language?

This
course is provided in English, however, due to the digital nature of
our training, you can take your time studying the material and make use
of tools such as google translate and Grammarly.

7.  Is this course online or conducted in person?

All our courses are accessible online on any device. You may complete them at your own pace and at your own time.

8.  How do I receive my course?

After
you have completed the payment, you will receive a confirmation email
and tax receipt. You will also receive an email containing your course
login details (username and password), as well as instructions on how to
access and log in to your course via the internet with any device,
please check your junk/spam folder in the event that you do not receive
the email.

9.  When does this course start?

Providing
you have internet access you can start this course whenever you like,
just go to the login page and insert your username and password and you
can access the online material.

10.  What is online learning like?

Online learning is easy, if not easier than a traditional academic situation.
By studying an online course, the usual boundaries caused by location and time constraints are eliminated, meaning you are free to study where and when you want at your own pace.

Of course, you will need to be able to self-manage your time and be organized, but with our help, you’ll soon find yourself settling into a comfortable rhythm of study.

11.  What computer skills do I need for my course?

You
don't need to be a computer expert to succeed with our online training,
but you should be comfortable typing, using the internet and be capable
of using common software (such as Microsoft word).

12.  How long will you have access to the online course?

The majority of our courses have unlimited lifetime access, meaning you can access this course whenever you want.

Please also check the course summary, as a small selection of courses have limited access.

13.  How long will my course take?

Course duration, is listed under Course Summary

14.  Do I need to buy textbooks?

All the required material for your course is included in the online system, you do not need to buy anything else.

15.  Is the course interactive?

Yes, all our courses are interactive.

16.  Is there an assessment or exam?

Yes,
you will be required to complete a multiple-choice test online at the
end of your course, you can do this test as many times as you require.

17.  What type of certificate will I receive?

You
will receive a Certificate of Completion that is applicable worldwide,
which demonstrates your commitment to learning new skills. You can share
the certificate with your friends, relatives, co-workers and employers.
Also, include it in your resume/CV, professional social media profiles
and job applications.

Wendy Sue Hunt - 5 STAR REVIEW
"If you are considering taking any “Courses for Success”, I would highly recommend it. I have always been a firm believer it’s important to always sharpen your skills. You are never too old to learn more. I found the courses very helpful, interesting and easy to understand.
The term “Courses for Success” helped me in my current position to succeed. After completing the courses, I gave my manager the completion certificates. Recently I received a promotion too."

Valencia Marie Aviles - 5 STAR REVIEW
"I
had a very good experience with my course. It has helped me to get
multiple jobs and prepared me for almost everything I would need to
know. The course was very informative and easy to understand and broken
up perfectly to be done in a short amount of time while still learning a
good amount! I would recommend Courses for Success to anyone trying to
get abs certifications for job advancements, it is well worth it!"

ELENA GRIFFIN - 5 STAR REVIEW
"I have absolutely enjoyed the materials from Courses for Success. The materials are easy to understand which makes learning enjoyable. Courses for Success have great topics of interest which make you come back for
more.
Thank you Courses for Success for being part of my learning journey and making education affordable!"

Our
completion certificates are very valuable and will help you progress in
your work environment and show employers how committed you are to learn
new skills, you might even get a promotion.

18.  Will this course be credited by universities?

No, it is not equivalent to a college or university credit.

19.  Am I guaranteed to get a job with this certificate?

This course will give you the skills you need to help you obtain employment, but it’s up to you if you get the job or not.

20.  How will this course assist me with my career?

Studying
and completing this course will show employers that you have the
knowledge in this field, additionally you will gain more confidence in
this area of expertise.

21.  How long is the certificate valid for?

The Certificates are valid for life and do not need renewing. 

22.  Can I take more than one course at a time?

Courses
are studied online at your own pace and you are free to study as many
or as few courses as you wish, we also offer online course bundles that
allow you to save on additional courses so that you may get all the
topics related to your training goals in one go.

23.  What are the Payment Methods available? Is there a payment plan?

We accept payments via PayPal, Credit Card and Bank Transfer.

Payment Plans: We have partnered with Partial.ly, to offer our own in house payment plan. Everyone is Pre-Approved, providing the initial deposit is paid in full.

To pay via bank transfer contact us info@coursesforsuccess.com

24.  Can I purchase for multiple people?

Yes, you can do this by purchasing individually via website or send us a request via email at info@coursesforsuccess.com

25.  Can I request for an invoice before purchase?

Yes, you can request for an invoice via email at info@coursesforsuccess.com

26.  Purchase for a gift?

Yes, you can purchase this course as a gift, simply send an email to info@coursesforsuccess.com, with the course details and we can accommodate this.

27.  Can I create my own course bundle?

Yes,
you can customize your own bundle. Please send us the complete list
with the exact course link of the courses you'd like to bundle up via
email info@coursesforsuccess.com and we will create them for you. *Each course access, time of completion and certification varies depending on the course type.

28.  How will I contact Courses For Success if I have any questions?

You can contact our support team, at any time through live chat on our website, or email at info@coursesforsuccess.com, or by calling one of our phone numbers depending on which country you are in.  

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