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Paralegal / Legal Assistant

Jobs for paralegal's / legal assistants are expected to grow 28 percent from 2008 to 2018. Experienced, formally trained paralegal's should have the best employment opportunities.*

Typical job titles for Legal Assistant entering the field include the following:

  • Legal Assistant
  • Paralegal
  • Legal Researcher
  • Litigation Assistant

While lawyers assume ultimate responsibility for legal work, they often delegate many of their tasks to paralegal's. In fact, paralegal's are continuing to assume a growing range of tasks in legal offices.

Offered in Canyon Country, CA Lancaster, CA and Long Beach, CA the legal assistants program has been designed to prepare students for entry-level employment as legal assistants, assisting attorneys in settings such as law offices, firms, or governmental agencies.

One of a legal assistants most important tasks is helping lawyers prepare for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. They identify appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials that are relevant to assigned cases. After they analyze and organize the information, paralegals may prepare written reports that attorneys use in determining how cases should be handled. paralegals also organize and track files of all important case documents and make them available and easily accessible to attorneys.

The content of the program provides the student with specialized training in legal research and writing and exploration of legal issues, including:

  • Family Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Real estate Law
  • Business Law

* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2010-1011 Edition

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Charter College Canyon Country, CA
Charter College Lancaster, CA
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