Become a Paralegal with training at Empire College!

"Going through a divorce, going to Empire College was a milestone in my life. I was a single mom. I have a lot of gratitude to Empire College because they placed me here."
- Anastasia McAllister (left), Paralegal

"I had an AA degree and some units from San Francisco State. Of those of us who started our Empire programs at the same time, all got jobs within 2-3 months of graduation."
- Caitlin McCrary (right), Paralegal

 

 

Are you searching for a paralegal school to gain knowledge of legal concepts and legal services?  Become a paralegal with Empire College!  Develop legal assistant skills, coupled with general education classes, to expand your potential for supervisory or management responsibility in a legal firm through our legal assistant program.

Objective: This paralegal associate degree in Santa Rosa is designed to prepare graduates to assume positions as paralegals, legal secretaries or administrative support staff in a law office or law firm. Emphasis is placed on the development of legal office skills such as case management, legal research, discovery, docketing, drafting and analyzing legal documents, and alternative dispute resolution. A 120-hour internship is included as part of your paralegal training.

Further concentration on critical thinking and decision making, human relations, and communications coupled with general education classes is designed to produce well-qualified paralegals. The emphasis in this paralegal training program is placed on marketable skills.

Program Length: 7 quarters
Specialized (Occupational) Associate Degree awarded upon successful completion of all legal assistant program graduation requirements.

NOTE: Effective January 1, 2001, paralegals are defined by the California Business and Professions Code Section 6450 et seq. as to their education and experience. Section 6454 - Definitions: The terms "paralegal," "legal assistant," "attorney assistant," "freelance paralegal," "independent paralegal" and "contract paralegal" are synonymous for purposes of this chapter.

This Santa Rosa paralegal degree program includes the following courses:

• Business Law
• Civil Litigation courses
• Real Property
• Family Law
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Law Office Docketing, Accounting and Management
• Mediation/Conflict Management
• Ethics in Technology and Society
• Legal Research
• Advanced Legal Research and Writing
• CyberLaw
• Internship for Paralegals
• Accounting
• Various Computer, Internet and Microsoft courses
• Management Communications
• And many more in-depth courses!

Interested in a legal assistant program in Northern California? Learn more about Empire College and how to become become a paralegal!

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