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Paralegals play a key role in the complex and exciting legal industry. While lawyers are ultimately responsible for legal work, many tasks are often delegated to paralegals. If you are interested in training for a new career or advancing in the legal industry, the Associate of Science in Paralegal Studies from Leighton University can be the first step on the path to career success.

Typically, our students enroll in this program to pursue a career in a legal environment such as a private law firm, corporation, or government agency. This program offers courses in the basic understanding of the core areas of law and court systems to help you stand out in the competitive job market. In addition, the program provides a balance of legal-specialty courses, courses in special topics, and general education requirements that gives students a base upon which they can communicate effectively with clients as well as the public and people in the legal system. As a student of the program, you can learn how to prepare for litigation, provide administrative support during courtroom proceedings, interview witnesses, and research legal issues.

This degree places emphasis on student completion of 34 credit hours of general education, 24 hours in the major, and 3 hours of free electives and 1 credit hour course of University Studies.

At the completion of the Associate of Arts degree program in Paralegal Studies, the graduate should be able to do the following:

⭐ To provide the students with a background in the legal fundamentals, appropriate skills and practical experience necessary for professional employment.

⭐ To give students a broader range of employment opportunities, the curriculum offers a wide variety of business, law and liberal arts courses.

⭐ To give students the opportunity to continue their education after completion of the A.S. in Paralegal Studies degree. This is met by the curriculum’s large liberal arts core.

⭐ Demonstrate skill sets to analyze data and information to ethically assist clients throughout the legal process

⭐ Demonstrate abilities to locate and analyze relevant primary and secondary legal sources in electronic and print media

⭐ Demonstrate abilities to investigative techniques to gather information from witnesses and other sources

⭐ Demonstrate abilities to use oral and written skills to communicate with participants throughout the legal process

⭐ Demonstrate abilities to analyze legal documents and maintain legal schedules

⭐ Demonstrate abilities to draft and organize legal documents and records

⭐ Demonstrate abilities to organize pretrial documents and records

⭐ Demonstrate abilities to prepare office documents and forms

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