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The Center for Legal Studies is pleased to announce a partnership with Texas A&M-Texarkana for the Paralegal Certificate Course. Starting August 21, students will be able to earn a paralegal certificate online. The affordable 14 week Paralegal Certificate Course will help prepare students for a career in the legal field. Learn more here.
Read MoreThe Center for Legal Studies is proud to announce that Texas A&M University-Texarkana, will offer a Paralegal Certificate Course, starting January 9, 2017. The Paralegal Certificate Course is available in multiple formats — online and text-only — to accommodate busy work and family schedules. Upon successful completion of the course, Graduates will receive a professional …
Read MoreIf you enjoy research and critical thinking and you’re interested in the law, you’re probably starting to wonder if being a paralegal is the right job move for you. While there’s more than one path to becoming a paralegal, education is generally the preferred start these days. With education, you’ll have an advantage over the …
Read MoreWe have encountered countless students who, despite exhibiting a passion for law, find difficulty choosing the career path to take. Becoming a lawyer tends to be the default option for many students despite having an alternative option that actually suits them better. Paralegals are the less-glamorized, unsung heroes of the judicial sector, and there’s a …
Read MoreBesides the paralegal certificate, what other certificates are offered at the Center for Legal Studies? For one, they’re all interesting. Some of the courses that are offered are family law, so you can learn about working in a family law office, and what paralegals do in family law. There is also victim advocacy, which is really …
Read MoreIn the following video, Attorney Karen Geiger explains the process for becoming a victim advocate, including certificate and education concentrations that deal with victim advocacy. She also discusses what that means for aspiring paralegals who share an interest in the specialized field. Interested in pursuing a concentration in paralegal victim advocacy? We can help! Contact …
Read MoreParalegals should always keep up with their education because times change, but there’s offered out there classes in paralegal studies while you’re in school. If you have completed the basic paralegal and you get into a law firm that does an area of law that you’re interested in but you don’t have much knowledge, you …
Read MoreWhy is legal research important? Legal research is important to every law office no matter what kind of practice it is because you have to be able to find cases, you need to be able to find the laws, you need to be able to find the rules so that you can do your job. …
Read MorePreparing for law school is not a matter of packing the right school supplies. It is a matter of having the capacity to pack your mind with information, retaining and using it to the best of your abilities. If you are looking to enter the world of lawyering, let us here at The Center for …
Read MoreThe common depiction of paralegals is never flattering. They’ve been regularly depicted as the lawyer’s or attorney’s right hand man, and this involves doing all the menial tasks that they simply don’t have time to do. Worse, there’s always this general consensus that there’s no advancement in their profession, and that it’s a legal dead …
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