How do you become a paralegal?
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My local community college does not offer a degree to become a paralegal, but they do offer a Legal Office Admin Option, can I just take this to become a paralegal?
What are other ways to become a paralegal? If you say online please put the name of the online college…
Thanks
Comment from Quite.
Time May 4, 2010 at 4:24 am
Legal Office Admin is pretty much a Paralegal.
It doesn’t hurt to have at least a Liberal Arts degree when looking for any job.
The community college is a great place to get an Associates in General Education or Liberal Arts. These programs will almost always transfer to a 4 year college, but make sure you ask.
The advantage of getting a 2 year degree outweighs any certificates. You can pick up the certificates at the same time you are getting your Associate Degree.
I recommend the transfer courses because if you decide to go on, you will already have 2 years of college. And if you don’t you will have an Associate Degree.Which will put you ahead of most Paralegals looking for work.