Herzing College Online

We provide you with the opportunity of the classroom experience along with the freedom of distance learning online. Enjoy the benefits of both worlds with EdFlex!

EdFlex allows you to attend our campus and also take advantage of our online courses that we provide, all at the same time! EdFlex learning model allows students the opportunity to go to one of our resident campuses that is nearby to where they live.

While attorneys assume ultimate responsibility for legal work, they often delegate many of their tasks to paralegals so please check out the following campuses:

• Atlanta, GA
• Birmingham, AL
• Madison, WI
• Minneapolis Drafting School Division (Minneapolis, MN)
• Lakeland Medical Dental Academy Division (Minneapolis, MN)
• New Orleans, LA
• Orlando, FL Legal Studies (BSLS)

Paralegals can expect to manage the responsibility of preparing for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. Paralegals examine all the facts of cases and make sure that all vital information is looked into thoroughly. They may also be asked to research material for cases, including laws, judges' decisions, and articles. Besides this preparatory work, paralegals also carry out a various other important functions. They can help draft mortgages, contracts, separation agreements, and trust documents. Preparing tax returns and planning estates are among the services they may assist you with. Paralegals are found in all types of organizations, but law firms, corporate legal departments, and various government offices employ most. Often Paralegals who work for corporations assist attorneys in drawing up employee contracts, shareholder agreements, stock-option plans, and benefit plans for employees.

Students usually require thirty-six months, or nine semesters, to achieve completion. There is a minimum of a required 124 credits for one to be able to graduate.

Total Credits: 124

Legal Assisting/Paralegal Associate of Science - School of Business

Attorneys depend on the paralegals to assist and to completely handle much of their work, although it is the attorney's responsibility to oversee the paralegal's performances. In fact, more is expected of paralegals, or legal assistants, as the United States' legal offices are beginning to lean on them more now than before to do the same job as expected from attorneys. Paralegals often assist attorneys in preparing for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. Paralegals examine the facts surrounding a case and make sure all relevant information is presented.

Legal Assisting/Paralegal (ASLAP)

Many routine tasks are performed by paralegals, although attorneys are ultimately responsible for legal work. The continuation of adding responsibilities is expected for the paralegals/legal assistants, as the nation sees to it that they do many of the same performances that lawyers did before.

A paralegal's job might be to assist attorneys, as they get ready for closings, hearings, trials, and business meetings. The paralegals are to look into and to analyze the facts that are presented, and see to it that anything that is important is considered. They may also search out materials relevant to assigned cases, such as appropriate laws, judicial decisions, or other related material. Paralegals not only engage in preparatory work, but also perform various other essential functions. For instance, they often aid in the outlining of contracts, mortgages, separation agreements, and trust instruments.

Furthermore the work on planning estates and preparing tax returns. It's the law firms, corporate legal departments, and various government offices that mostly employ paralegals, although, they are hired by all types of organizations. Helping attorneys with various tasks (such as employee contracts, shareholder agreements, stock-option plans and employee benefit plans) is part of a Paralegals' job.

It usually takes four semesters for a student taking a full course load to complete the program. You will need at least 63 semester credit hours to graduate. Prior to obtaining the Associate of Science in Legal Assisting/Paralegal degree, students are expected to maintain a keyboarding speed of no less than 40 net words per minute.

Please note that the New Orleans Campus does not permit Paralegals to offer their legal services directly to the public unless the law oversees it.

Total Credits: 63