Paralegal - Greenville Technical College

Paralegal from Greenville Technical College is a Campus Associate Paralegal degree that prepares you for a Legal career. The American Bar Association defines a paralegal as a person, qualified by education, training or work experience, who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible. Lawyers are busy and delegate many tasks to the paralegals who assist them with their work. In this profession you may help prepare for real estate closings, interviews, hearings, mediation, trials and corporate meetings, and you may also draft discovery, correspondence, and pleadings. The Greenville Tech Paralegal program is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) and taught by licensed attorneys in good standing in South Carolina and by certified paralegals. Many of our courses are project-oriented and offer hands-on experience, including litigation, title examination, and legal research. The department is an institutional member of the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE) and is a sustaining member of the South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association (SCUPA). Department Mission The mission of this American Bar Association approved Paralegal Program is to provide quality education for students to become competent paralegals so that they can assist attorneys in the effective delivery of legal services. The Department educates students in order to provide them tools to advance the paralegal profession and to maintain high ethical standards in the classroom and in their professional careers. This program is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA), is an institutional member of the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE) and is a sustaining member of the South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association (SCUPA). Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) Statement: Paralegals work under the supervision of a licensed attorney and are not authorized to practice law in South Carolina (S.C. Code ? 40-5-310). Career OpportunitiesA view from ceiling of a meeting with executives Law firms Corporate legal departments State Government Federal Government Insurance Companies Mortgage Departments View more details on Greenville Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Paralegal courses.