Please I read and read things in websites but I want someone to tell me what I have to do? Like, what should I do go to college for my bachelors or community college? Please anyone and if you're a paralegal it would be great to guide me step by step thanks!!
also would it be a plus to be bilingual when pursuing to be a paralegal? I know very good my Spanish and I'm studying French so is that a plus?
You can get an Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies at a community college. There are many community colleges with paralegal programs that are ABA-approved.
While you are doing this, you should get a job at a law firm (any job) so that you have an "in" at a law firm once you graduate.
Once you have your Associate's Degree, you can transfer to a university to get a Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies. See if you can do night classes for a while, so you can still work at a law firm job (hopefully you will have gotten the law firm job while in community college (again at night)).
Here is a list of ABA-approved programs in the US:
http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/paralegals/directory/home.html
Bilingual is helpful, especially if the job you get has a client-base which speaks another language. In CA, I have seen many postings preferring bilingual abilities in Spanish. So, yes, it is definitely a plus.
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go to (ONLINE) to earn my BACHELOR’s in paralegal studies?
U cant get a BA online. U can only get it from a 4year university
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I'm going to a community collge for a paralegal degree. And afterwards I want to transer to this college I really like. I was looking at the academics and it had pre-law only in the "minor" section and a "pre-preofessional" (???) Section. So can I go to this college and only to the minor or what?? I want to go for my first 2 years at the community college and my last 2 years at this college. I'm kind of confused though. Any help.
Most colleges don't offer a pre-law major. Pre-law usually is only a concentration or minor in most universities. So, by all means, go to this university. You can major in anything you want as long as you fulfill the pre-law courses that the university requires or recommends. This should prepare you well enough to become a paralegal or pursue a further career in law. As far as majors go, you can major in anything you want, although pre-law students tend to major in political science, history, criminal justice, and philosophy because they are related to law.
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I have my Paralegal studies Associate degree from a Community College, am I free to get my bachelors degree in business, paralegal or pre-law? Or do I only have the option of finishing my bachelors degree in paralegal studies?
You can do whatever you want.
Remember, the only thing matter is will the college count your previous study into your requirement for graduation.
But in your case, they usually do not count it.
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When you are looking for o job, like a paralegal, do employers make a difference between someone who attended a community college and someone who finished a private college?
it depends on the law firm
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