What does it take to become a paralegal?
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What does it take to become a paralegal?
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What are the qualifications?
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Jane J
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You go to your local community college and take a course. You can either get a two year associates degree or just get certified which would take a bit less time. Easy as that. |
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E K
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The qualifications vary state to state, so it is best to check and see if you have to meet any further qualifications.
click here: http://www.paralegals.org/associations/2270/files/educationrequirments.pdf
I live in California and I know California has further qualifications (to read, follow link: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=51167725043+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve )
If you want to look into being a Paralegal, consider checking out this website: http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=16
It has help with choosing a paralegal program, what a paralegal is and does, compensation reports, etc.
US. Gov. web page, interesting! http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos114.htm#training |
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Rigo
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Just an Assosciates degree in the subject, can be obtained at a junior college.
It's basically a Diet lawyer's degree, without the right to practice law. Just doing grunt work for the licensed lawyers. |
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fatmac6113
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Try google. |
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Finally 21-Less party,more study
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Online school is awesome. Get a career diploma on paralegal studies and NALA (national association of legal assistants) certified. What you're going to learn and what to look for in a school is that You'll learn:
Legal terminology and the U.S. Court System
How to conduct legal investigations and interviews
Legal writing and legal research
Paralegal ethics and professional responsibility.
Don't go for a degree. The time not invested in a higher degree, you can invest in real life experience, which is 100x better!, and employers will put your application on the top for sure!! |
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starbucks4jessica
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Technically there are no qualifications that you need..Seriously. You don't have to pass a bar like a lawyer does..You just need to know all the right stuff...there is nothing out there that says you have to do anything!! However...it's much easier...to get your associate's degree (2-4 years) to get some experience under your belt. LOL. There are so many things that a paralegal is NOT allowed to do...and this is why. You can actually have your own practice set up in the state of california..but you cannot GIVE legal advice. |
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