Online Paralegal Degrees

The legal assistance a professional lawyer needs is provided by a paralegal assistant also known as a legal assistant. Though a legal assistant is not allowed to practice law on his own; he can only assist an authorized or certified lawyer in legal matters but since the person who studies full-fledged law an assistant can be of legal assistance in cases where legal advice is required by a legal attorney so this is a promising field for people who have a flair for law and is quite rewarding and less in effort because the paralegal assistant is not required to file cases and work on them to win them. Further they can maintain files for private firms and can offer advice even to professional lawyers in time of need. Also the paralegals employed by an attorney is required to file all the legal papers in addition to that work on the cases, almost do everything the case has to be worked on outside the court. The paralegal assistants are required by government offices also for record keeping. The duration of this course is generally of 7 months to 15 months depending upon the course chosen and the bachelor’s degree in legal studies is a three year course. The universities offering these courses are (given with details) as follows:

Online Paralegal Degrees

• The Kaplan University: offers Paralegal Studies Certificate and Degree
Contact details: www.portal.kalpanuniversity.edu
Phone number: 800.987.7734

• Everest University: offers an Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies and Bachelors Degree in Paralegal Studies
Contact details: www.everestonline.edu
Phone number: 888.391.8881

• Keiser University: offers Associate of Arts Degree in Paralegal Studies
Contact details: www.keiseruniversity.org
Phone number: 404-679-4501

• National Paralegal College: this offers paralegal certificate, Paralegal Associates Degree and Bachelor in Legal studies
Contact details: www.nationalparalegal.edu

• Virginia College: offers (Bachelors) Paralegal Studies and Paralegal Studies (Masters)
Contact details: www.vc.edu

• West wood college: offers a degree in Paralegal associates
Contact details: www.westwood.edu
Phone number: 800-281-2978

• The George Washington University: offers a Master’s Degree in Paralegal studies
Contact details: www.gwu.edu
Phone number: (202) 994-1000

• Colorado Technical University online: offers a degree in Paralegal studies (associates)
Contact details: www.coloradotech.edu/ctu-online
Phone number: 1-866-942-6555