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Paralegal and Legal Assistant Programs - Legal Office Administration
While lawyers assume ultimate responsibility for legal work, they often delegate many of their tasks to paralegal's, also called legal assistants. They continue to assume a growing range of tasks in the Nation's legal offices and perform many of the same tasks as lawyers. Nevertheless, they are still explicitly prohibited from carrying out duties which are considered to be the practice of law, such as setting legal fees, giving legal advice, and presenting cases in court.

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Featured Online Degrees in Paralegal Law

The following featured schools offer accredited online Paralegal Law degrees and programs.

Bryant & Stratton College
Kaplan University Online
Colorado Technical University Online
Empire College
Keiser University
Central Pennsylvania College

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legal assistants most important tasks is helping lawyers prepare for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. They investigate the facts of cases and ensure that all relevant information is considered. They also identify appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials that are relevant to assigned cases. After they analyze and organize the information, they may prepare written reports that attorneys use in determining how cases should be handled. Should attorneys decide to file lawsuits on behalf of clients, legal assistants may help prepare the legal arguments, draft pleadings and motions to be filed with the court, obtain affidavits, and assist attorneys during trials. They also organize and track files of all important case documents and make them available and easily accessible to attorneys.


In addition to this preparatory work, these assistants also perform a number of other vital functions. For example, they help draft contracts, mortgages, separation agreements, and trust instruments. They also may assist in preparing tax returns and planning estates. Some coordinate the activities of other office employees and maintain financial office records. Various additional tasks may differ, depending on the employer.


The duties of legal assistants also differ widely based on the type of organization in which they are employed. Those who work for corporations often assist attorneys with employee contracts, shareholder agreements, stock-option plans, and employee benefit plans. They also may help prepare and file annual financial reports, maintain corporate minute books and resolutions, and secure loans for the corporation. Legal Assistants often monitor and review government regulations to ensure that the corporation operates within the law.


The duties of those who work in the public sector usually vary within each agency. In general, they analyze legal material for internal use, maintain reference files, conduct research for attorneys, and collect and analyze evidence for agency hearings. They may then prepare informative or explanatory material on laws, agency regulations, and agency policy for general use by the agency and the public. Those employed in community legal-service projects help the poor, the aged, and others in need of legal assistance. They file forms, conduct research, prepare documents, and when authorized by law, may represent clients at administrative hearings.

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Paralegal Studies
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Paralegal Studies
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Paralegal
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Paralegal
Antonelli College
Legal Assisting
Beckfield College
Associate Paralegal
Berkeley College
AAS in Paralegal Studies
Briarwood College
Paralegal
Brown-Mackie College
Diploma in Paralegal Assistant
Capella University Online
MS - Legal Studies
CDI Career College
Legal Administrative Assistant
Central Pennsylvania College
Legal Studies
City College
Associate Degree - Legal Assisting/Paralegal
Colorado Technical University Online
AS in Paralegal studies
Creighton University
Master of Negotiation & Dispute Resolution - Healthcare Concentration
Daymar College
Paralegal Studies
Dorsey School
Legal Secretary
Empire College
Office Administration - Legal and Executive
Everest College Canada
Legal Administrative Assistant
Everest University
Paralegal
Fortis College
Paralegal
Friends University
Master of Business Law
Gibbs College
Office Administration-Legal
Globe University
Paralegal
Herzing College
Paralegal
ICS Canada
Legal Assistant
IIA College
Associate of Arts in Paralegal
Kaplan University Online
AAS in Paralegal Studies
Keiser University
Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies
Keiser University eCampus
Paralegal Studies
Keystone Technical Institute
Paralegal
Miami Jacobs Career College
AAB - Paralegal
Miller Motte Technical College
AAS in Paralegal Studies
Minnesota School of Business
Paralegal Certificate
National American University
Paralegal Studies, A.A.S.
National College
Paralegal
Northwestern College
Paralegal
Penn Foster Career School International
Paralegal
Penn Foster College
Paralegal Studies
Pioneer Pacific College
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
PJA School
Legal Accounting Paraprofessional - Associates Degree
Rasmussen College
Paralegal Certificate
Reeves College
Legal Administrative Assistant
RETS College
Paralegal
Sanford Brown College
Paralegal Studies
Sanford Brown Institute
Paralegal Specialist
South University
Paralegal Studies
Southwest Florida College
Paralegal Studies
Stratford Career Institute
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Strayer University
BBA: Legal Studies Concentration
Strayer University Online
BBA-Legal Studies
Summit Career College
Legal Office Assistant
The Court Reporting Institute
Paralegal
The Salter School
Paralegal
US Career Institute
Legal Transcription
Utah Career College
Associate in Applied Science - Paralegal
Vancouver Career College
Paralegal
Vatterott College
Paralegal Studies
Virginia College Online or Campus
Paralegal Studies
Westwood College
Associate - Paralegal
Westwood College - Anaheim
Associate Degree - Paralegal
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