Whether you are interested in starting or advancing your paralegal career, Kaplan College’s Paralegal/Legal Assistant Associate of Arts program can help position you for employment in this potentially rewarding field. While paralegals are not lawyers and cannot practice law or give legal advice to consumers, our programs are created to meet the needs of the local employment market and to let you put your skills to immediate use. Your Kaplan College education can help you secure your placein private law firms, public interest and legal aid organizations, corporations, banks, or government agencies.
Career Potential
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the demand for paralegals is expected to grow as employers seek to reduce costs by hiring legal assistants to perform tasks previously carried out by lawyers.* A Kaplan College education can help you gain the knowledge and technical skills required to succeed in a career as a paralegal.
To learn more about the paralegal/legal assistant program, select a campus from the list below.