Paralegal
The Paralegal program prepares students for positions in law offices, banks, real estate firms, brokerage houses, federal, state and local government agencies and other institutions requiring employees with legal training. Responsibilities include assisting an attorney in legal research, the preparation of documents for hearings or trial and other supports services. Graduates are prepared to:
- Interview a client and gather a case history
- Conduct both independent and directed legal research and fact gathering activities
- Draft pleadings, bills of particulars, motions, wills, contracts, memorandums of law and other commonly encountered legal documents
- Perform standard filing and recording procedures
- Summarize documents in a case file
Paralegals assist attorneys in legal research, preparation of documents for hearings and trials and other support services. You may work in a law office, administrative agency, offices within the court systems, insurance companies and corporate legal departments.
Career Opportunities
Paralegal graduates find employment in law offices, administrative agencies, boards and commissions on the local, state and federal levels, district attorney offices, offices within the state and federal court systems, as well as abstract and title companies, bank trust departments, insurance companies and corporate legal departments.
Transfer Information
Although not designed as a transfer program, transfer articulation agreements have been established with Hilbert College, Syracuse University, SUNYIT, Empire State College and Franklin University.
Download the program page, as published in the 2009-2011 College Catalog
Related Courses
- Administration of Estates
- American Government
- Business Law I
- Business Law II
- Civil Litigation and Procedure
- Constitutional Law/Individual Rights
- Family Law
- Introduction to Law for Paralegals
- Keyboarding with Document Processing
- Legal Research and Writing
- Paralegal Practicum
- Real Estate Law
- Torts/Personal Injury Law