BS in Law and Paralegal Studies

Estados Unidos

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¿Qué aprenderé?

Overview

Why pursue a Bachelor's degree in Law & Paralegal Studies?

The undergraduate law and paralegal studies program, at the University of Cincinnati, is designed to prepare paralegals to improve legal services' efficiency, economy, and availability. A paralegal performs substantive legal work under the direct supervision of an attorney and will acquire the knowledge and understanding of various legal concepts.

Career opportunities:

Many employers are looking for Paralegals or Legal Assistants to fill roles in a variety of fields that include, but are not limited to:

civil litigation

criminal law

corporations

contracts

estates and probate

family law

immigration

personal injury

real estate

We have students employed within corporations/businesses as in-house paralegals, government agencies or local courts, and private firms - both large and small.

Interested in Law School?

Prospective students should be aware that paralegal education is not the equivalent of a law school education; however, our program is a great stepping stone for law school because it focuses on practical skills where law school promotes theory-based learning -- the two skills combined make for an excellent attorney.

Our students will have practice in legal research and writing which is taught in the first year of law school as well as basic topics such as torts, contracts, real estate, family law, ethics, civil procedure etc. It makes students highly marketable as law clerks during their time as law students as they will have practice with legal drafting, research and beyond.

Graduates of paralegal programs are not qualified or eligible to take the bar examination. Academic credit for paralegal courses is not transferable for advanced standing in law school. Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public, except as permitted by law.

UC's paralegal studies program was established in 1980 and is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) -- the first program in the Tristate area to gain such approval.

Career

The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected the paralegal profession to grow 14.6% nationwide, through 2028. Employment growth stems from law firms and other employers with legal staffs increasingly hiring paralegals to lower the cost and increase the availability and efficiency of legal services. The employment opportunities for program graduates are excellent. Graduates of UC's program are currently working as paralegals in large and small law firms, corporate legal departments, governmental agencies, banks, real estate companies and legal publishing companies.

¿En cuál departamento estoy?

College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services

Opciones de estudio

En línea/Distancia (4 )

Costos de estudio
US$13.930,00 por año
Total Tuition Cost per Semester: USD $6,965.00; Instructional Fee: USD $5,946; Distance Learning Fee: USD $257.00

*El precio que se muestra es una referencia, por favor verificar con la institución

Aplicaciones hasta

1 July 2024

Fecha de inicio

6 Mayo 2024, 26 Agosto 2024

Requerimiento de entrada

Para estudiantes internacionales

First-year applicants (sometimes referred to as freshman) are students who have completed high school and have not earned college course credit since graduating.

English test score requirements: ELS - 112 Graduation; IELTS - 6.0 Overall minimum of 5.5 on each section; PTE - 46; TOEFL - 66 iBT minimum of 15 on each section; Duolingo - 95; Cambridge - 169 minimum, Recommended exam: C1 Advanced.

Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.

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  • Magnífico apoyo para estudiantes internacionales
  • Más de 400 programas de pregrado, incluido un Prog. de acceso
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