Paralegal Practice - Metropolitan Community College - Penn Valley - Kansas City MO

Paralegal Practice from Metropolitan Community College - Penn Valley - Kansas City MO is a Campus Associate Paralegal degree that prepares you for a Legal career. Description Paralegals - also called legal assistants - are a part of an exciting field that gives opportunities for non-lawyers to perform many of the same tasks as lawyers. They assume a growing range of tasks in legal offices that can include: preparing for closings, hearings, trials and corporate meetings. investigating the facts of cases. identifying appropriate laws, judicial decisions and legal articles. preparing written reports for attorneys. helping prepare legal arguments, draft pleadings and motions to be filed with the court. obtaining affidavits. organizing and tracking files of case documents. drafting contracts, mortgages and separation agreements. assisting in preparing tax returns, establishing trust funds and planning estates. searching legal literature stored in computer databases and on CD-ROM. In our well-established program, you'll get a combination of a broad knowledge of substantive and procedural law and the specific skills required to be a productive member of today's legal team. You'll learn legal research, legal writing and ethics. The program finishes with an internship class where you'll spend a semester actually working in the legal environment under the direct supervision of a lawyer. View more details on Metropolitan Community College - Penn Valley . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Paralegal courses.