Rasmussen College Paralegal (Legal Assistant) Degree Program

Paralegals, also called legal assistants, continue to gain a growing range of tasks in the Nation’s legal offices and perform many of the similar tasks as lawyers. An accredited Paralegal Associate's degree from Rasmussen College will prepare you for a career in the field of law. You will be ready to work closely with lawyers and produce legal documents that are adequate in the field of law.

Once you graduate with a Paralegal Associate’s degree from Rasmussen college you will know how to provide services in all phases of the legal system including courts, law firms, and government agencies, under the supervision of an attorney.

Graduates of the Paralegal Associate’s degree program are eligible to sit for the National Certified Legal Assistant/Paralegal Examination (CLA/CP Exam). After passing the CLA/CP Exam, you will be identified as a Certified Paralegal.

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

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