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Purpose: There is a need in the
greater Richmond area and throughout Virginia for paralegals. There is a
concomitant need to train those who are presently employed in legal
secretarial positions who wish to become paralegals. The Paralegal
Studies Associate of Applied Science degree program is designed to meet
these educational needs by preparing individuals to perform as legal
assistants or paralegals under the supervision of an attorney. The
program is approved by the American Bar Association.
Occupational Objectives:
Paralegal or Legal Assistant for private law firms, administrative
agencies, other governmental agencies, mortgage companies, title
insurance companies, and corporations.
Admission
Requirements:
General college curricular admission
Program
Notes:
It is strongly recommended that students meet with the program head
before registering for classes, or as early as possible in their first
semester of enrollment. Students whose placement test results require
ENG 1 or ENG 4 must successfully complete this course prior to admission
to any Paralegal Studies course. ENG 107, if recommended, is a
co-requisite to LGL 110, or permission of the instructor. Any student
who receives a final grade lower than "C" in any of the courses in the
Paralegal Studies curriculum must obtain permission from the program
head to continue as a student in the Paralegal Studies program. Students
will be required by the program head to repeat LGL-prefix courses and
ENG 111-112 courses where grades below "C" are received. Legal
assistants, paralegals, and other non-lawyers are prohibited from
practicing law without a license.
Computer
Competency Requirement:
Students in this program will meet the college’s computer competency
requirement by successfully completing
ITE 115, Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts.
Students can also meet this requirement by successfully passing the
college’s computer competency exam, administered in the testing centers
on each campus, in which case they will receive college credit for ITE
115. Students not passing the computer competency exam may retake the
exam only once.
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