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Lanee’ Blunt
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Paralegal's
earn a good salary and are in demand in the legal industry. Paralegals with more education are offered
more money. An online school offers
students training and after the student has worked in the industry for a few
years they are paid a higher wage also.
Having a bachelor's degree is not required to enter the field however; a
bachelor's might set you apart from the other applicants.
Bachelor's Degree
The
degree program combines paralegal training with other academic courses. Some of
the classes you will take are principals of paralegal studies, legal research,
legal case analysis, civil litigation, the practicing paralegal and internship.
Search for paralegal programs that offer a variety of internships. Most of them
offer an internship in which the student will gain on the job experience in
their field of study, working for a private law firm, the office of a public
defender, attorney general, government agency, a legal aid organization, or
corporate law.
If You Have a Bachelor’s
Degree
If
you hold a bachelor's degree in another major and it is not related to law and
if you don't have any experience in law another form of entry is through a
program that leads to certification in paralegal studies. Although, some
employers hire paralegals on the job that have finished college and train them,
and some promote experienced legal secretaries to that position. Others have
experience in technical fields that are useful to law firms. A certification
program provides intensive paralegal training for people that already hold a
Bachelor's degree. The program usually
takes only a few months to complete.
