Enrol Now With ABA Approved Paralegal Programs

2007-05-02 10:04:19

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The American Bar Association (ABA) is an organization composed of nearly half a million and growing volunteer members specializing in the field of law who aims to provide updated information about law, legal educations, school accreditation, and other programs that holds relevance to the legal profession.

Having a career as a paralegal is considered an honorable legal profession. A paralegal refers to a person who is employed by a law firm or company to assist in any legal work for which the law firm or company is responsible for. A paralegal may perform services like doing extensive legal research and basic office standard operating procedures, aiding in the facilitation of litigation procedures, and preparing legal documents.

There are a number ABA approved paralegal programs found in schools in most states across the country whether for full courses or short career improvement courses. The ABA website provides a detailed alphabetized directory of all ABA approved paralegal programs to assist in making your choices.

The paralegal studies program is an associate degree program that provides the students all necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to help attorneys in the completion of various legal services. It emphasizes the rule of law and promotes legal ethics and responsibilities. It also imparts practical training to further improve decision making abilities and increase analytical expertise. It teaches efficient methods of studies needed in conducting legal research. ABA approved paralegal programs can be generally completed in 2 years but requires the same amount of commitment and dedication as other 4 year courses would.

Aside from paralegal programs, other ABA programs can be availed of in accredited schools as well. There are hundreds of ABA associate programs like banking, corporate and finance law, Asian and comparative law, business and taxation, child and family law and other continuing legal education programs, all of which are listed by category at their website.


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