Paralegal Associates Degree

Also, offered completely online

An accredited Paralegal Associate degree from Rasmussen College will prepare you for a successful and fast-paced career in the field of law. Paralegals, also called legal assistants, continue to assume a growing range of tasks in the Nation’s legal offices and perform many of the same tasks as lawyers.

Graduates of the Rasmussen College Paralegal Associate degree program learn to provide services in all phases of the legal system including courts, law firms, and government agencies, under the supervision of an attorney.

Learn more:
Why Earn a Paralegal Associate Degree?
Paralegal Job Opportunities
Request More Information
You Might be a Paralegal if...

Note: Degree offered at all on-ground locations except the North Dakota campuses.

Speak with an Admissions Representative at (888) 549-6755 to learn more, or you can Request More Information online.

Looking for course descriptions? Click here to download Rasmussen College's catalog.

What You Will Learn in this Program:

When you complete Rasmussen College ’s Paralegal Associate degree program, you will have acquired the ability to perform these tasks:

  • Understand and exhibit the expected ethical behavior
  • List and explain the steps involved in taking a case to trial by preparing pleadings and other litigation-related documents
  • Analyze and draft contract provisions and contracts, which conform to legal precedents
  • Display the ability to independently research legal issues
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform various forms of legal writing and prepare legal documents
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the paralegal's role in the resolution of tort/personal injury matters by defining causes of actions, identifying the types and amounts of damages, which may be awarded, and demonstrating proper tort research techniques
  • Exhibit judgment, comprehension, and analytical ability in categorizing legal data and issues
  • Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills
  • Exhibit computer proficiency and knowledge of computer software used in the legal profession

Students in the Paralegal degree program also examine specialty courses, such as legal research and writing, torts and corporate law, litigation, criminal law, family law, and real estate.

Where Paralegals Work:

After earning a Paralegal Associate degree or certificate from Rasmussen College, you will have the potential ability to work in many different areas as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant, or Legal Secretary. Private Law Firms will continue to be the largest employers of Paralegals, but a growing array of other organizations hire them as well, including:

  • Corporate Legal Departments
  • Insurance Companies
  • Real Estate Firms
  • Title Insurance Firms
  • Banks

What Paralegals Do:

One of a Paralegal’s most important tasks is helping lawyers prepare for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. They may also:

  • Appraise and inventory real and personal property for estate planning
  • Arbitrate disputes between parties and assist in real estate closing process
  • Call upon witnesses to testify at hearing
  • Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas
  • Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents
  • Investigate facts and law of cases to determine causes of action and to prepare cases
  • Keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure that law library is up-to-date
  • Prepare affidavits or other documents, maintain document file, and file pleadings with court clerk
  • Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements

You may also be interested in these other programs:

To learn more, you can Request More Information online and we’ll call you, or speak with an Admissions Representative now at (888) 549-6755.

Degree also offered completely online

Request More Info Apply Online