Online Paralegal Bachelor Degrees
Paralegal Bachelor Degree is a four year degree program offered by schools and colleges, which have a paralegal studies major, minor or concentration within a major. These programs are about 120-130 semester units, out of which 30-60 semester units are in paralegal and related courses.Paralegals are also called legal assistants. Although they perform many of the tasks as lawyers, they are prohibited from doing duties, which are considered to be the practice of law, such as setting legal fees, giving legal advice, and presenting cases in the court. One of paralegals most important tasks is helping lawyers prepare for closing, hearings, trials and corporate meetings. Paralegals investigate the facts of case; identify appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials that are relevant to assigned cases. After thorough analysis of infrastructure, they prepare written reports, which in turn will be used by attorneys in determining how cases should be handled.
Paralegals are mostly employed in law firms, corporate legal departments and various government offices. Paralegals are projected to grow faster than average, as law offices try to reduce costs by assigning them tasks formerly carried out by lawyers. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S Department of Labor, Paralegals held about 200,000 jobs in year 2002. Within the Federal Government, the U.S Department of Justice is the largest employer, followed by the Social Security Administration and the U.S Department of Treasury.
Today there is an estimate of about 600 Paralegal education programs present in the U.S. Following are some of the colleges/Universities that conducts online paralegal programs.
1. Kaplan College
2. University of Phoenix Online
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