Career College of Northern Nevada

Begin a challenging career as a paralegal

Career College of Northern Nevada makes their career training available to allow you to prepare for satisfying and fulfilling careers. You will achieve hands on training in the program and earn the confidence you need to satisfy employers of Nevada. Not only are our courses based on theory - you will graduate knowing you can get a job, keep it, do it, and advance further.

Our career training programs meet the standards of the employers. In attending our facility, you will be at on of the most up-to-date and well-equipped facilities in all of the Northern portions of Nevada.

Local businesses supply advisors to each field of study. Advisory committees allow us to offer up-to-date training programs that are satisfy the needs of the local employers. Training at Career College of Northern Nevada, or CCNN, provides you with more than a basic education; it provides you career training that follows the unique needs of the current employment trends.

The short diploma program offered at CCNN is for the Microcomputer Office Specialist directed for Information Processing and the Legal Office. Upon graduation students are capable of taking Microsoft Office Specialist Certification examinations and can do so on campus because we are an approved testing facility. Also available are short diploma programs in Medical Assisting and Electronics Repair Technician. Graduates of the Electronics Repair Technician programs can work in different fields involving the repair and installation of electronic devices and equipment.

Associate of Occupational Studies Degree - Paralegal Studies: 18 months (72 weeks)

The Paralegal Associate's of Occupational Studies Degree Program at CCNN is specifically focuses on creating a paralegal career for the student. Obtaining a paralegal degree from CCNN will give you the training necessary to work in the public or private divisions of the law under attorney supervision.

Defining a Paralegal

Paralegals assist lawyers in the preparations for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. Paralegals ensure that all relevant information is considered by investigating the facts of the case. Paralegals recognize laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other matters that specifically correspond to assigned cases. After the information is organized, paralegals may prepare written reports that will be used by attorneys in determining how cases should be handled. Paralegals aid in the preparation and organization of the legal arguments, draft pleadings and motions that need to be filed with the court, retrieve affidavits, and help attorneys during the trials. To better assist attorneys, paralegals also manage the filing of case documents.

If you are formally trained, you will have the best paralegal opportunities. Although there are some people that only get their experience from actual workplaces, employers want graduates from postsecondary paralegal education programs.