Dipl. Legal Specialist HF

Thanks to the holistic, practice-oriented training at the University of Applied Sciences, there are numerous exciting fields of activity for you. Certified legal specialists support and advise lawyers and attorneys or are the first point of contact for legal issues in a company. Within this continuing education program, you will acquire a broad range of knowledge in civil law, civil procedure, criminal procedure, commercial law, business law, as well as state and administrative law.

Learning content

During the training you will attend modules on:

• Civil law
• Criminal and procedural law
• State and administrative law
• Civil procedure and execution law
• Commercial and business law
• Practical transfer and case work

Advantages and perspectives

Successful graduates are entitled to use the federally recognized title "dipl. Rechtsfachmann HF / dipl. Rechtsfachfrau HF". Legal specialists (paralegals) can be found wherever legal work needs to be done efficiently, expeditiously and at the same time carefully and conscientiously.

• In law firms and fiduciary companies, paralegals provide services that are charged directly to the client.
• In legal departments of banks, insurance companies and commercial and industrial enterprises, paralegals are members of the legal team.
• In federal, cantonal, city and municipal administrations as well as in associations and other institutions, paralegals take care of legally correct and efficient business transactions.
• In human resource management departments, paralegals contribute to legally sound personnel management, among other things.
• In patent attorney's offices as well as patent and trademark departments of larger companies, paralegals are responsible for the administrative processing of property right applications and the management of property right portfolios.
• At courts and criminal investigation authorities, paralegals contribute to the efficient management of proceedings and files.
• As independent legal specialists, they work on behalf of law firms, companies or private individuals.