Paralegal - CERT B

Careers

Under the supervision of attorneys, paralegals, also called legal assistants, perform a wide range of tasks in legal offices. They schedule meetings and appointments, organize and maintain files (both electronic and paper), and conduct research and prepare legal documentation. In addition to law offices, paralegals are employed in court and government agencies, insurance companies, and corporate legal departments.

Program Outcomes

1. Effectively communicate in a proper, professional manner using appropriate terminology in oral, written and non-written forms.
2. Describe and differentiate specific areas of law, i.e., litigation, torts, will and trusts, criminal law, real estate law and family law.
3. Perform legal research using up-to-date and current software programs available for legal research.
4. Use computers, databases, spreadsheets and software programs in a legal setting.
5. Draft legal documents using correct legal terminology.
6. Make appropriate ethical decisions in a legal setting.

Accreditation

Hutchinson Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.