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Paralegal (Associate's) - Everest University Online
Program Info
Join a profession that is ranked among the fastest-growing occupations in the United States! There is a growing need for legal assistants and paralegals in the legal profession. They continue to assume a growing range of tasks and perform many of the same jobs as lawyers. This program will give you the training you need, providing a complete overview of practical litigation skills and tasks.
The program prepares future Legal Assistants and Paralegals to carry out tasks such as:
- Researching legal issues
- Drafting legal documents
- Preparing pleadings
- Summarizing documents
- Organizing trial notebooks
- Interviewing clients
Learn fundamental knowledge about the formation of contracts, breach of contracts, and remedies for the breach of contracts. Become familiar with the terminology, policies and procedures applied to: estate planning, wills, trusts, estate taxes, estate sales, and joint tenancy.
Family and criminal law are other principal subjects covered in this program. Family law specializes in: divorce, separation, custody, adoption, guardianship, and community property. Criminal law covers: common law, statutory crimes and punishment, crime classification, principles of liability, and basic criminal procedure concepts.
Some career opportunities include:
- Legal secretary
- Litigation secretary
- Executive assistant
The Associate in Science Degree in Legal Assistant/Paralegal provides you with the skills to interview, gather, review, and analyze factual situations; research the law; prepare and interpret legal documents; conduct day-to-day operations of a legal office.
The paralegal program at the Phoenix Campus is the only ABA approved Everest College Paralegal program.
