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National Association of Legal Assistants
Overview:
A legal assistant is a skilled professional who assists
attorneys in preparing their cases. Under the direct supervision of the
attorney, the legal assistant interviews clients, drafts legal documents
and does legal research and writing. In this program you will find courses in business
law, torts, legal bibliography, property law and title examination
procedures, claims investigations, legal writing, workers' compensation, wills, trust
and probate, law office management, family law and internships with law
offices.
Mission Statement:
Midlands Technical College’s Paralegal Program provides students with the
academic, interpersonal and technological skills necessary for employment in
the legal community, including law firms, governmental agencies, community
legal services, and business legal departments.
Goals:
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Quality Instruction: To assure consistently high-quality instruction in all modes of delivery.
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Student Success: To work collaboratively with other areas of the colleges to encourage students to achieve their educational goals and succeed in work and/or continued education.
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Program and Curricula: To develop, market and maintain quality programs that are responsive to the needs of our service area.
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Technology: To employ appropriate technologies effectively to enhance instruction and student learning.
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Professional Development: To foster continuing education and professional development for faculty and staff.
Program Outcomes:
1. Communicate effectively with others utilizing appropriate forms of
communication methods.
2. Understand professional responsibility and the basic ethical concepts that guide the legal profession.
3. Understand and apply technology in research and in the day-to-day functioning of a law office.
4. Develop practical skills necessary for employment in the legal profession.
5. Understand the basics concepts in major substantive areas of law.
Program Approval:
This program is approved
by the American Bar Association.
Degree Awarded:
Graduates of this degree program earn an Associate Degree in
Public Service. In accordance with College policy,
students must have an overall "C" average (minimum 2.0
GPA) to graduate.
Certificate Option:
An 8-course
certificate program
is offered for students
who already have earned a bachelor's degree.
Special Requirements:
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all
of the courses offered within the Business and Information Systems
Technology departments for the grade
to be counted towards graduation. Specifically, these include courses
with the following prefixes: ACC, BAF, BUS, CPT, CRP, IST, LEG, MGT,
MKT and OST.
Program Plan:
The associate-degree Paralegal program consists
of 60 semester credit hours. The curriculum addresses the general education
core competencies adopted by MTC as the core of skills and knowledge that
all of our graduates receive, including communication, mathematics,
scientific method, individual or social behavior, computer and
humanities. In addition, the following general education values and
goals are integrated within the program curriculum: ethics, problem
solving and critical thinking, research and information literacy, and
technology literacy.
View the
program
plan.
View the
certificate program.
View a list of the
paralegal course descriptions.
Transfer Policy:
Upon a student’s admission to
Midlands Technical College (MTC) and enrollment in the Paralegal
Program, we review transfer credits and may accept up to three-fourths
of the requisite number of legal specialty credits from regionally
accredited, ABA approved schools. This translates to as many as five
legal specialty courses in the certificate program and seven legal
specialty courses in the associate-degree program
Each legal specialty course submitted for transfer consideration is evaluated by the program director. Transferability is based on course content, hours of instruction, and the grade earned in the course by the student. College transcripts are reviewed to determine whether acceptance of transfer credits is appropriate.
Legal specialty courses cannot be accepted from a college that does not have regional accreditation. We may accept credits from non-ABA approved schools if adequate evidence is provided to document that the course meets an appropriate level of academic excellence.
All students must complete 10 or more credit hours of Legal Specialty courses in an "on campus" classroom setting.
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