New York Career Institute

New York Career Institute Open House - September 8

On Thursday, September 8th, NYCI will have an open house. There will be an open house at 11:30 am and 5:30 pm. Come visit for more information on our programs!

For more information on enrolling at NYCI, visit our website. Fall classes being Monday, September 26th.

Black's Law Dictionary iPhone App

Students aspiring for a career in court reporting or paralegal should become familiar with legal teams as soon as possible. As your legal vocabulary expands, so does your ability to think about the law in your everyday life. Feed your passion for everything legal with Black’s Law Dictionary app for iPhone.

Black’s Law Dictionary has been one of the most trusted legal resources for over a century. Cite this definitive law dictionary from the palm of your hand with ease with this app. This version features 9th Edition content, 2000 new terms, and an updated user interface.

Put yourself in the middle of the legal action with an associate’s degree from New York Career Institute. Learn about our paralegal and court reporting courses from our website or call (917) 267-2728 for more information.

The Benefits of Pursuing an Associate's Degree

Education has never been more important to meeting your career aspirations, and an associate’s degree offers everything you need to pursue your goals. An associate’s degree provides you with unique opportunities in the criminal justice field, including furthering your education for court reporters and paralegals.

• Financial and Scheduling Flexibility:  An associate’s degree at a local college is cheaper per semester than a university and offers much more flexibility. Most degrees feature night classes so you can keep your full-time job. Once you graduate, your associate’s degree will start earning itself back. According to 2001 data from the United States Department of Labor, those with an associate’s degree made $100 dollars more per week on average than employees without a degree.
• Easier Education Advancement: If your goal is to continue your education, then an associate’s degree is a great way to get a head start. After saving money on multiple semesters worth of classes, affording upper-division classes at a four-year institution becomes much easier. Likewise, those with associate’s degrees often have an easier time transferring to a university than those applying straight out of high school, because an associate’s degree is proof of educational commitment and focus.
• Experience in Your Industry: Because it provides career-oriented education, an associate’s degree is a great first step in gaining real life experience in the industry or profession of your choice. For example, those earning their associate’s degrees in law and criminal justice can pursue jobs as court reporters, legal secretaries, paralegals, legal assistants, or police officers. These careers also offer real world experience to help prepare students for law school.

New York Career Institute offers the very best courses to prepare you for a career as a paralegal or court reporter. To begin working toward a rewarding career in criminal justice or medicine, visit our website or call us at (917) 267-2728 to enroll.

Fall Registration - August 31

Registration for Fall will be held on Wednesday, August 31 from 8:30 am - 6:30 pm.

Visit NYCI for more information on our programs. Fall classes begin on Monday, September 26th.

3 Common Myths about Courtroom Proceedings

Entertainment and media often work imaginary premises into realistic settings. This is common with depictions of court cases, resulting in many distortions of the law.

Jurors Solve Court Cases

From Runaway Jury to 12 Angry Men, countless movie juries are depicted solving crimes in deliberation. In reality, the expectation of jurors is to perform as little of this abstract investigation as possible. The role of a jury is to evaluate the cases specifically presented by defense and prosecution. Evaluating the legitimacy and value of evidence is the role of certified legal counsel.

The Insanity Plea is Effective

Crime films like A Time to Kill and Primal Fear feature twist endings where guilty criminals are excused of their crimes through the insanity plea. While this tactic may seem like a flawless approach in a script, court report data from the US Criminal Justice System says otherwise. Less than 1% of cases in history have involved the insanity plea. Only 35% of those cases have been murder trials. Of those trials, only 25% were successful. Even when the insanity plea is employed successfully, it is almost always a result of an agreement between prosecution and defense.

Double Jeopardy Allows You to Commit Crimes

The term “double jeopardy,” which is described in the 5th Amendment of the Constitution, is fundamentally misrepresented in the film Double Jeopardy. The misconception spawned from the movie’s suggestion that a person accused of a crime he or she did not commit could in turn perform the “same” crime with legal impunity. This, of course, is not the case. While double jeopardy protects a citizen from being convicted of the same crime twice, it does not excuse an additional crime at a later date.

If you love to learn about the law, then the New York Career Institute can give you the court reporting training you need to work in a courtroom with judges and lawyers. For more information about enrollment, call us at (917) 267-2728.