Paralegal Studies (Legal Assisting) (2299) (A.S.)
Associate in Science
The mission of the Paralegal Studies (Legal Assisting) program is to educate, train, and develop students for careers as paralegals and legal assistants. The program emphasizes legal research, writing, law related technology, communication, ethics, and critical thinking skills so that students enter the legal profession well prepared.
The American Bar Association defines a paralegal/legal assistant as “a person, qualified by education, training, or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.”
Employment opportunities may include private law firms, courthouses, governmental or administrative agencies, non-profit organizations, corporations and other legal environments.
