Program Goals – It is the goal of the Paralegal Studies and Legal Nurse Consultant Programs to provide students with knowledge in a wide range of substantive legal fields and to provide practical skills necessary for the legal workplace environment. The Programs shall promote adherence to ethical practice and professional responsibility as legal professionals working in cooperation with and under the supervision of attorneys. The Programs shall respond...
Paralegals are qualified to perform law-related work which requires knowledge of legal concepts and procedures and is usually, but not exclusively, performed by lawyers. Under the supervision of a lawyer, you may analyze legal issues; investigate and evaluate facts; prepare pleadings, contracts, forms, legal memoranda, and other documents; interview clients; assist in case management; and perform other duties to assist a lawyer in the delivery of...
The Paralegal/Legal Secretary - Business program is designed to provide the student with the training and hands-on skills to become a Paralegal/Legal Secretary. Along with extensive coursework and study, the student is prepared for a career in the legal profession with a legal externship during the last term of the program, to provide a hands-on learning experience.
With growth in the field of law, there is expanding need for highly trained paralegal...
Paralegal Law training provides you with the skills you need for an important job in today‘s busy legal profession. A Paralegal works directly under the supervision of an attorney in a law office. To help prepare a case for trial a Paralegal will often investigate the facts of the case, conduct research, and assist in the final report used by the attorney to decide how the case should be handled. The Paralegal may assist in the preparation of legal...
The Paralegal program prepares students to perform those skills and competencies needed to function as a paralegal. The Associate in Applied Science degree gives students additional competencies in the academic area to achieve success as a paralegal. Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public except as permitted by law....
The Paralegal Technology curriculum prepares individuals to work under the supervision of attorneys by performing routine legal tasks and assisting with substantive legal work. A paralegal/legal assistant may not practice law, give legal advice, or represent clients in a court of law.
Course work includes substantive and procedural legal knowledge in the areas of civil litigation, legal research and writing, real estate, family law, wills, estates,...
The associate‘s degree program in Electromechanical Technology is designed to provide students who desire to enter industry as electrical or electromechanical technicians with the skills and academic foundations that will enable them to find employment and career opportunities in this rapidly growing sector of the industrial community. The program is designed to prepare individuals as industrial electricians, maintenance technicians, or technical...
The Associate of Applied Science Degree Paralegal Studies is a program designed to provide students with a balance between theory and practice, enabling graduates to step immediately into opportunities in this growing area of the legal community. The program is designed to prepare individuals for employment at all levels of the law-administration, trial, appellate, and government.
Students completing the Associate of Applied Science Degree Paralegal...
Paralegals are a lawyer's extra hands, ears, and eyes by digging through legal research to uncover the one thing that might help win the case.
Paralegals are blessed with the determination to research until they find what they need, a keen eye for detail, refined written and communication skills, and an ability to work on a team.
Paralegal Studies(Legal Assisting) program provides graduates with the knowledge and skills that are necessary to assist attorneys in the practice of law. Paralegal duties may include legal research; drafting of memoranda, legal forms, and correspondence; client interviews, case investigation and witness interviews; case and practice management; as well as participation in trials. Paralegals work in traditional private law firms, agencies of the state...
The Paralegal Program is designed to educate and train laypersons to assist attorneys by performing substantive legal work under the supervision of a practicing attorney. It requires all students to successfully complete various legal specialty courses gaining knowledge of our legal system, the basic areas of law, methods of legal research and writing and legal reasoning.
The primary objective of the program is the development of occupational competence....
The Paralegal Program is an Associate in Applied Sciences Degree program designed to prepare the student to function as a technically qualified assistant to the lawyer. Legal assistants (also called paralegals) typically work in law firms, governmental agencies, and corporations. The program does not qualify a graduate to take a Bar exam, represent clients in court, or give legal advice....
Students in Office Administration program concentrate their studies in areas such as computer applications, information processing, business communications, and office management. Graduates are prepared to handle the basic operations and administrative duties of the integrated electronic office. By careful selection of electives, students may be exposed to specific office environments, such as medical or legal offices.
Must take the following in this section:
bulletRQ295 - Foundations of Online Learning (formerly Academic and Career Planning)
Must take all required Learning Outcomes Assessments prior to graduation. See student handbook for details.
General Education
Must take the following in this section:
bulletEnglish ( 6 Hours ) Including 1 course from:
bulletEN101 - Proficiency in Writing
bulletHumanities ( 3...
This degree program is designed to prepare students for paraprofessional positions in the legal field. A legal assistant or paralegal is 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....
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