Paralegal

A Career in the Legal Profession is Both Prestigious & Rewarding

As a legal assistant or paralegal, you will be a person qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible. Your career in the legal profession will be both prestigious and rewarding.  Read more at: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Program Highlights & Objectives

This program provides you with a solid foundation in the basics of law and an understanding of legal processes and procedures. You will learn how to use legal resources in order to assist in the preparation of legal pleadings, memoranda and documents. You will be able to conduct client and witness interviews, analyze and prepare legal documents, and perform other tasks to support attorneys or other businesses that utilize paralegals. An externship is required which introduces you to valuable workplace experience.

Program Certifications

• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification
  
• Membership to Larimer/Weld Association of Legal Support Staff
  

Career Opportunities

• Law Offices
• Real Estate
• Human Resource Departments
• Banking
• Mortgage Companies
• Courthouse Positions
• Government Agencies
• Social Service
• Title Companies