Pathway to Paralegal Certificate Program
For those already possessing an associate's or bachelor's degree and looking to pursue want entry-level employment prospects in the legal profession, the Pathway to Paralegal Certificate is an important step towards meeting your career goals.
Our certificate program will enable you to gain an understanding of the paralegal profession as well as broad knowledge of the American legal system. Studies will focus on civil litigation processes, like fact gathering and investigation, case management and strategy, pleadings, motions, trial preparations, trial procedures, and post-trial procedures. Students will be taught how to carry out legal research, appraise and analyze legal sources, and then utilize their findings by incorporating them in to relevant legal arguments.
Who Should Take This Program?
This program is intended for those with an associate's or bachelor's degree who are looking for entry-level jobs in the legal profession as well as for those who are looking to change career paths and increase their education by obtaining a degree. Many students who have been accepted to the degree program will transfer paralegal work experience for academic credit.
What are the Career Opportunities?
This certificate helps students in their preparation to enter the jobs in a wide variety of legal environments. It also helps you become qualified to be employed as a paralegal in personal injury law, environmental law, or a private legal practice.
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