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Legal
Administrative Assisting/Paralegal Diploma
Program
The Diploma in Legal Administrative
Assisting/Paralegal gives the student
theoretical and practical knowledge
and the legal skills necessary to perform
many paralegal functions including legal
research, writing, investigation, and
interviewing. The student also gains
knowledge of the paralegal's role, tort
law and several legal electives selected
from litigation, criminal law, civil
law, real estate, bankruptcy, wills/trusts
& estates, and domestic relations.
The student will gain theoretical and
practical knowledge of how a traditional
legal office operates on a day-to-day
basis. Upon graduation from the Legal
Administrative Assisting/Paralegal program,
Gwinnett College graduates are eligible
to sit for the Certified Legal Assistant
exam given by the National Association
of Legal Assistants (NALA). Call us
today at (770) 381-7200 or complete
the "Request More Information"
form at the top right corner of the
page.
Here's what the Department of Labor
says!
- "Employment for paralegals
and legal assistants is projected
to grow much faster than average for
all occupations through 2014."
- "Competition for jobs should
continue; experienced, formally trained
paralegals should have the best employment
opportunities."
- "While lawyers assume ultimate
responsibility for legal work, they
often delegate many of their tasks
to paralegals. In fact, paralegals
are also called legal assistants and
are continuing to assume a growing
range of tasks in the Nations legal
offices and perform many of the same
tasks as lawyers."
- "Although most employers
do not require certification, earning
a voluntary certificate from a professional
society may offer advantages in the
labor market. The National Association
of Legal Assistants (NALA), for example,
has established standards for certification
requiring various combinations of
education and experience."
AC 101A Accounting I
AC 101B Accounting II
CS 102 Introduction to PCs
CS 204 Microsoft Office Word/Excel
CS 205 Microsoft Office PowerPoint/Access
CS 208 Advanced Word
DT 102 Legal Transcription
DT 112 Intermediate Legal Transcription
EN 111 College English
EN 221 Composition
LS 111 Introduction to Law & the
Legal System
LS 211 Legal Research
LS 212 Legal Writing
LS 213 Legal Investigation and Interviewing
LS 216 Tort Law
LS 225 Contract Law
LS 251 Externship — 120 hours
MT 103 Business Math
OP 221 Professional Development/Office
Procedures
SP 201 Introduction to Public Speaking
TP 111 Keyboarding/Typing I
TP 112 Keyboarding/Typing II
TP 113 Keyboarding/Typing III
TP 114 Keyboarding/Typing IV
LEGAL ELECTIVES -- 20.25 CREDITS
REQUIRED
LS 218 Evidence
LS 219 Constitutional Law
LS 222 Criminal Law
LS 224 Civil Procedures/Litigation
LS 231 Real Estate
LS 233 Debtor/Creditor
LS 234 Wills, Trusts, and Estates
LS 235 Family Law
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 107.25
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of Education's Gainful Employment
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Call us today at (770)
381-7200 or complete the "Request
More Information" form
on the left side of the page
to take the next step towards
your new career in the Paralegal
Field.
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