Paralegal
This program prepares students for law-related employment, primarily in law firms. Federal, state and local governments,banks, real estate development companies and insurance companies also employ paralegals. A paralegal is not a lawyer buthandles certain professional responsibilities under the supervision of a lawyer. Upon graduation, students may take theNational Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) examination to become certified.
Courses
- BU100 — Small Business Accounting
- BU205 — Business Law I
- BU214 — Word Processing: Microsoft Word for Windows
- BU217 — Spreadsheet Management OR IS104 Microcomputer Applications 3
- IS104 — Microcomputer Applications 3
- LA130 — Law and the Legal Assistant
- LA131 — Litigation
- LA134 — Family Law
- LA135 — Wills, Estates, and Trusts
- LA136 — Legal Ethics
- LA231 — Introduction to Legal Research and Writing
- LA235 — Personal Injury and Civil Wrongs
- LA238 — Real Estate Law
- LE205 — Criminal Law 3