Approved by the American Bar Association (ABA)
The First
& Only ABA Approved Paralegal Program in the Los Angeles
Community College District
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Major Code 1402.00
A paralegal is a person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible. Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public except as permitted by law.
IMPORTANT: In order to be admitted into the Paralegal Studies Program, you must submit an application for admission directly to the Program Director prior to taking any classes. Please contact the Program Director, Dr. Vanita Nicholas.
NOTE: This program is not designed for preparation for law school
admission. Students should consult catalogs of law schools of their choice or a counselor when planning to attend law school.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE (41 UNITS, PLAN B)
Earn an Associate in Arts degree with a Legal Assistant major by completing 60 semester units including all major requirements and general education courses (Plan B) and selected electives as listed in the college catalog. A counselor must be consulted by all students in this program. NOTE: Students must complete English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
- RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE
- PALEGAL 10 Introduction to Legal Assistant I 3
- ENGLISH 101 College Reading and Composition I 3
- PALEGAL 11 Introduction to Legal Assistant II 3
- LAW 1 Business Law I 3
- CAOT 39 Word Processing: Keyboarding and Operations 3
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CAOT 84 Microcomputer Office Applications: Word Processing 3
- LAW 51 Legal Research for Paralegals 3
- ELECTIVE* See List Below 3
- LAW 2 Business Law II 3
- PALEGAL 17 Legal Writing 3
- CAOT 93 Legal Document Production 2
- ELECTIVE* See List Below 3
- ELECTIVE* See List Below 3
- ELECTIVE* See List Below 3
- PALEGAL 4 Directed Fieldwork in Legal Assisting 3
- TOTAL UNITS 41
- *ELECTIVES: MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE 12 UNITS OF THE FOLLOWING:
- PALEGAL 31 Civil Rights and the Law 3
- PALEGAL 12 Tort Law and Claims Investigation 3
- PALEGAL 13 Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration 3
- PALEGAL 14 Law Office Management 3
- PALEGAL 16 Civil and Criminal Evidence 3
- PALEGAL 18 Marriage and Family Law 3
- PALEGAL 19 Property and Creditor Rights 3
- PALEGAL 20 Basic Probate Procedures 3
- PALEGAL 33 Law and the Media 3
- PALEGAL 35 Immigration Law for Paralegals 3
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION 41 UNITS
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to those possessing an associate, bachelor or higher degree, or who will be completing a degree concurrently (other than an A.A. in Legal Assistant/Paralegal Studies) with the certificate requirements. Students may earn this certificate by completing the major courses with a “C” grade or better.
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE: YOU MUST POSSESS AT LEAST AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR BE CONCURRENTLY COMPLETING AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN ANOTHER MAJOR
- RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE
- PALEGAL 10 Introduction to Legal Assistant I 3
- ENGLISH 101 College Reading and Composition I 3
- PALEGAL 11 Introduction to Legal Assistant II 3
- LAW 1 Business Law I 3
- CAOT 39 Word Processing: Keyboarding and Operations 3
OR
CAOT 84 Microcomputer Office Applications: Word Processing 3
- LAW 51 Legal Research for Paralegals 3
- ELECTIVE* See List Below 3
- LAW 2 Business Law II 3
- PALEGAL 17 Legal Writing 3
- CAOT 93 Legal Document Production 2
- ELECTIVE* See List Below 3
- ELECTIVE* See List Below 3
- ELECTIVE* See List Below 3
- PALEGAL 4 Directed Fieldwork in Legal Assisting 3
- TOTAL UNITS 41
- ELECTIVES: MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE 12 UNITS OF THE FOLLOWING:
- PALEGAL 31 Civil Rights and the Law 3
- PALEGAL 12 Tort Law and Claims Investigation 3
- PALEGAL 13 Wills, Trusts and Probate Administration 3
- PALEGAL 14 Law Office Management 3
- PALEGAL 16 Civil and Criminal Evidence 3
- PALEGAL 18 Marriage and Family Law 3
- PALEGAL 19 Property and Creditor Rights 3
- PALEGAL 20 Basic Probate Procedures 3
- PALEGAL 33 Law and the Media 3
- PALEGAL 35 Immigration Law for Paralegals 3
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LINKS:
Please join us for our next
ORIENTATION & OPEN HOUSE on
Thursday,
May 15th
6:00 p.m.
in ATA-116
For info. contact
(310) 287-4438 or Nicholas@wlac.edu |
If you would like to be added to the paralegal program's e-mail list, please send an email to Nicholas@wlac.edu, and include the following information:
- Your full name
- Mailing address
- E-mail address
- Telephone number
- Detailed request/message
Dr. Vanita Nicholas
Director
(310) 287- 4438 Nicholas@wlac.edu
Program Office: A-9
Business Division Disciplines
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