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Gain a successful career in the paralegal field

Baker College is proud to be the largest independent college in the state of Michigan. It holds the most focused approach to education and training available to students today. Our belief is that you will have a good career because you attended a college. And that's where we can help you achieve your career goals. Baker enjoys a unique status as a career college whose mission is to provide specific training that enables you to begin a fulfilling career as soon as you graduate. Our objective is not to make you into a career student, but to help you become a successful professional in your chosen career.

Since its foundation in 1911, Baker College has seen thousands of graduates move on to pleasing and fulfilling careers. All of our students at one of our 9 campuses, 6 branch locations, or online worldwide, want to improve their career situation. We want you to know that 98% of Baker graduates are currently employed.

Our Paralegal Program prepares you to support attorneys both in the office and the courtroom, by providing you with the necessary background and skills to enter the fast-growing paralegal field. Through this program, you will gain knowledge of legal research and drafting of legal documents, how to interview witnesses and interact with clients, as well as training on how to assist attorneys in the courtroom.

Paralegal : Associate of Business Degree

This program will give you a valuable education in the field of paralegal studies. A paralegal is one who is qualified by education, training or work experience that works for or is retained by a lawyer, an office of law, corporation, or an agency of the government, or other entity, and one that does specific, substantive legal work delegated by a lawyer who is responsible for the work.

Only when permitted by law, may a paralegal provide legal services directly to the public. Main courses will teach students the aspects of drafting legal documents, interacting with clients, and assisting in court. To support attorneys in resolving legal issues, memoranda will be prepared and research will be conducted by students. Students will be taught to assist lawyers in discovery, which means replying to interrogatories, creating documents, and conversing with witnesses.

Students may utilize their paralegal education to find work in:

• private law firms
• corporations
• nonprofit organizations
• court systems
• real estate title companies
• banks
• insurance companies
• health care companies
• local, state, and federal government agencies.