PROGRAM GOAL: The purpose of this program is to
prepare students to work as legal assistants and/or paralegal's,
i.e., to serve as assistants to attorneys and to perform many
complex tasks under the supervision of attorneys. The legal
assistant's responsibilities may include the following:
conducting legal and factual research; interviewing clients
and witnesses; reviewing and organizing case material for
settlement negotiations or trial; drafting legal documents and
forms; summarizing depositions, interrogatories, and
testimony; and functioning as a member of a legal team.
Students who graduate from this program would typically
work in law firms, government agencies, financial
institutions, corporations, law courts, insurance agencies,
banks, department stores, credit departments, real estate
offices, and health care facilities. Completion of the legal
assisting program leads to an Associate in Science degree.
