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Legal secretaries perform administrative and secretarial support duties for law firms, government agencies, corporations, hospitals and the court system. 

What You Will Learn

This course covers topics such as: legal terminology; legal process; jurisdiction and venue; ethics; written communications including letters, pleadings, discovery, notices and motions; filing procedures, billing and accounting; time management; records management; an overview of commonly used word and data processing programs; legal research; memoranda preparation, and citation format.

View the full Legal Secretary Course syllabus.

Who Should Take the Legal Secretary Course?

This course is designed for both beginning and experienced legal secretaries who are interested in improving their skills and working more efficiently in a legal support professional role.

Class Schedule and Format

This noncredit professional development course is fully online, and you can work at your own pace to complete the course activities each week. You do not need to be online at any particular time to complete your course work. 

You will be expected to spend an average of at least 8 hours per week completing course activities. Course activities include reading assignments, writing assignments, exams and online discussions.

Legal Secretary course start dates: see start dates in the right sidebar.

What Is Included

• 45 clock hours of training
• A Certificate of Completion from University of Arizona Continuing & Professional Education upon successful completion of the program
• A digital badge upon successful completion of the program

Note: books and materials are not included in registration fee.

Employment law is a branch of contract law that deals with relationships between employers and employees.

What You Will Learn

This course will cover statutes such as the National Labor Relations Act, the Railway Labor Act, and other various statutes dealing with public employees. Topics also include wages and hours, anti-discrimination in employment, minimum wages and maximum hours, as well as regulation of working conditions. View the Employment Law course syllabus.

Who Should Take Employment Law?

This noncredit professional development course is useful for those in legal professions, as well as Human Resources professionals, managers and others who require knowledge of employment law.

CLS is also recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. SHRM certification holders are eligible for 45 SHRM Professional Development Credits upon successful completion of the course.

Class Schedule and Format

This noncredit professional development program includes 45 clock hours of training.

The course is fully online, and you can work at your own pace to complete the course activities each week. You do not need to be online at any particular time to complete your course work. 

This is an accelerated course. You will be expected to spend an average of at least 8 hours per week completing course activities. Course activities include reading assignments, writing assignments, exams and online discussions.

Employment Law Start Dates: see start dates in the right sidebar.

What Is Included

• 45 clock hours of training
• A Certificate of Completion from University of Arizona Continuing & Professional Education upon successful completion of the program
• A digital badge upon successful completion of the program

Note: books and materials are not included in registration fee.

The certificate in Spanish/English Interpretation is designed to respond to the increasing local, national, and international demand for professionals, educators, and students interested in meeting the challenges of an increasingly multicultural and multilingual society.

This three-course non-credit professional development certificate program is designed to train entry-level interpreters in Spanish to meet the needs of doctors' offices, hospitals, public health settings, courts, legal offices, schools, etc.

Who should take Spanish/English Interpretation?

It is intended for bilingual (English-Spanish) speakers with no formal training in interpretation who wish to improve or expand their knowledge and skills in interpretation. The online format is ideal for professionals who, due to career and family obligations, cannot attend face-to-face classes.

What you will learn in the Spanish/English Certificate Program

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• complete interpretation tasks appropriate to a beginning professional level interpreter
• explain the role of the medical, legal and educational interpreter
• explain the role of certification in the interpretation field
• demonstrate the ability to handle the interpretation of the most commonly encountered events in the medical, legal and educational setting at a beginner professional level
• exercise professional argumentation skills in group discussions
• list basic resources and research tools available to interpreters and use them successfully to complete an interpretation task at a beginner professional level
• demonstrate professional awareness (knowledge of professional norms and ethics) in their discussions and interpreting work
• explain personal strengths and weaknesses with regard to a variety of interpreting encounters
• explain how to deal with weaknesses in a professional manner
• exercise basic customer education skills in this domain of interpreting

A University of Arizona non-credit Certificate in Interpretation is awarded upon successful completion of the program (three courses).

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Spanish/English Interpretation Courses

Each course is usually 16 weeks long and offered 1-2 times per year. Courses start in January, May and August.

Courses are self-paced, with weekly deadlines for activities such as reading, interpretation assignments and exams.

Medical Interpretation

The Medical Spanish/English Interpretation course provides guided practice in the successful completion of professional interpretation tasks in the medical domain. Medical Interpretation will be particularly useful to practicing interpreters with no formal education in the field as well as to those interested in pursuing careers in translating, interpreting, and cross-cultural communication.

Dates: September 2-December 21, 2025

Legal Interpretation

Spanish/English Legal Interpretation provides guided practice in the successful completion of professional interpretation tasks in the legal domain. Legal Interpretation will be particularly useful to practicing interpreters with no formal education in the field as well as to those interested in pursuing careers in translating, interpreting, and cross-cultural communication.

Dates: January 5-April 26, 2026

Educational Interpretation

The Educational Spanish/English Interpretation course provides guided practice in the successful completion of professional interpretation tasks in the educational sphere, including both general education and special education scenarios. Educational Interpretation will be particularly useful to practicing interpreters with no formal education in the field as well as to those interested in pursuing careers in translating, interpreting, and cross-cultural communication.

Dates: May 4-August 23, 2026

Application and Registration

To apply, you will need to complete and submit a background information form and an oral recording to test your proficiency in English and Spanish.

Applying to the program is free, and you can apply any time. Please allow 2 weeks before contacting us about the results of your application.

If you are accepted into the program, you will be notified when classes open for registration.

Paying for Your Interpretation Certificate

A payment plan is available for students registering for this program. Discounts are available for University of Arizona employees and military, as well as early registration (1 month before course start). Only one discount can be used per registration.

Questions about the Spanish/English Interpretation Program?

For more information, please call 520-626-3343 or see our FAQ section.

Mentorship is an integral component of higher education. Enhanced mentoring practices support improved outcomes such as career advancement, academic milestones, and graduation. Quality mentoring practices are also linked to a better sense of belonging and overall work satisfaction.

Unfortunately, mentors and mentees may not be aware of strategies and best practices to make the most of a mentoring partnership.

The University of Arizona MENTOR (Mentorship through Effective Networking, Transformational Opportunities, and Research) Institute designed this training program to improve all types of mentoring partnerships for both mentors and mentees.

Who Should Take Mentoring Training?

This training is designed for faculty, graduate student and post-docs at any institution who want to enhance their mentoring skills.

You do not need to be affiliated with the University of Arizona to take this training (University of Arizona faculty, staff and students can access a separate University of Arizona version of this training).

This training can also help satisfy the new mentoring training requirement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for all new proposals submitted after July 31, 2023.

What You Will Learn

In this non-credit professional development training, you will discover important strategies for creating an effective mentoring universe. This includes:

• Utilizing a wide range of mentoring types such as peer mentors, mentoring communities, and one-to-one mentoring
• Using practical strategies for building trust and communicating effectively
• Setting ground rules and strategic goals and re-evaluating them at key times

Training Schedule and Format

The program is completely online and self-paced. This training consists of seven modules with videos, information in written form, interactive elements, links to resources, and knowledge checks.

It takes approximately 75-90 minutes to complete the training.

Once you register for the training, you will have one month to complete it.

What is Included?

• Mentoring Best Practices for Faculty and Graduate Students online training (75-90 minutes total)
• A Certificate of Completion from University of Arizona Continuing & Professional Education, upon successful completion of the training

About the MENTOR Institute 

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This training was designed by the University of Arizona MENTOR Institute, a research institute that offers evidence-based resources and training on mentoring for faculty and students.

The training was created with expert consultation from University of Arizona faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. The training also integrates current best practices from mentoring organizations including the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences (CIMER), the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), and the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN).

Registering for Your Mentoring Training

Registering is easy. There is no application required. Just click the 'Register for Class' button to get started.

A 10% discount is available for military-connected learners and K-12 educators.