Program Objective

*Accreditation Standard

College-Wide Competency

#1: Apply legal drafting and technology skills necessary for any position in a law office, bank, real estate office, government authority, or any position that involves substantive and procedural knowledge and application of law.

#1: G-301 The institution must maintain a program for the education of paralegals that is designed to qualify its graduates to be employed in law-related occupations.

#2: G-302 The program of education for paralegals must be:

(a) At the postsecondary level of instruction;

(b) At least sixty semester hours, or equivalent, which must include general education and legal specialty courses;

(c) Offered by an institution accredited by an institutional accrediting 23 agency acceptable to the committee.

#3: G-303 The institution must have available a library adequate for its program of education of paralegals.

#1: Think critically

#2: Communicate effectively

#5: Use current technology

#2: Demonstrate substantive knowledge and procedural knowledge of law.

#1: G-301 The institution must maintain a program for the education of paralegals that is designed to qualify its graduates to be employed in law-related occupations.

#2: G-302 The program of education for paralegals must be:

(a) At the postsecondary level of instruction;

(b) At least sixty semester hours, or equivalent, which must include general education and legal specialty courses;

(c) Offered by an institution accredited by an institutional accrediting 23 agency acceptable to the committee.

#3: G-303 The institution must have available a library adequate for its program of education of paralegals.

#2: Communicate effectively

#3: Apply quantitative reasoning

#5: Use current technology

#9: Evaluate ethical aspects of decision making

#3: Apply soft skills, such as working as a team member, critical thinking, communication skills, and ethical decision-making.

#1: G-301 The institution must maintain a program for the education of paralegals that is designed to qualify its graduates to be employed in law-related occupations.

#2: G-302 The program of education for paralegals must be:

(a) At the postsecondary level of instruction;

(b) At least sixty semester hours, or equivalent, which must include general education and legal specialty courses;

(c) Offered by an institution accredited by an institutional accrediting 23 agency acceptable to the committee.

#3: G-303 The institution must have available a library adequate for its program of education of paralegals.

#1 Think critically

#4: Participate cooperatively within a team

#5: Use current technology

#9 Evaluate ethical aspects of decision making

#4: Apply the rules of professional conduct governing lawyers and their application to paralegals

#1: G-301 The institution must maintain a program for the education of paralegals that is designed to qualify its graduates to be employed in law-related occupations.

#2: G-302 The program of education for paralegals must be:

(a) At the postsecondary level of instruction;

(b) At least sixty semester hours, or equivalent, which must include general education and legal specialty courses;

(c) Offered by an institution accredited by an institutional accrediting 23 agency acceptable to the committee.

#3: G-303 The institution must have available a library adequate for its program of education of paralegals.

#1: Think critically

#9: Evaluate ethical aspects of decision making

*Approval Standards for the ABA Paralegal programs can be found at the ABA's website.

*Please note: G-301, G-302, and G-303 relate to all program objectives. The headings listed above are provided for organizational purposes and are not intended to be exhaustive.

PLGC - Paralegal Studies Certificate

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