Paralegal StudiesAssociate Degree
CAREER OUTLOOK
Your New Career
Work for private law firms, corporate legal departments, or government agencies! Wherever you work, you'll have confidence knowing you received the best at-home education available.
- Earn your Associate Degree at home, in as little as two years, by studying in the comfort of your home and at your own convenience.
- Paralegals do exciting and important work in the office and the courtroom.
- Most employers seek Paralegals who have completed a formal training program.
Your New Career Opportunities as a Paralegal
Paralegals play a vital role
in the law office and are increasingly
employed by insurance companies,
real estate and title firms, and
banks!
Wherever you find law firms, corporate legal departments, or government agencies that require legal services, you'll find a need for skilled Paralegals. In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor predicts jobs for Paralegals to grow 30% through 2014!*
Your New Skills
You'll get the knowledge you need to begin your career as a Paralegal in this four-semester program.
- Document preparation
- Legal research
- Trial preparation
- Conducting legal investigations and interviews
- Legal terminology
- And much more!
* Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2014. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |