Paralegal Studies Certificate

Approved by the American Bar Association

HEGIS Code 5099 – 30 Credits

Total Credit Hours: 30

((21 of the 30 Paralegal credits must be taken at RCC) A minimum of 9 credits of legal specialty courses through traditional classroom instruction or synchronous remote instruction are required.

According to the American Bar Association, “a legal assistant or paralegal is 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 the lawyer is responsible.” Paralegals are not licensed and always work under the supervision of an attorney. The goal of both the degree and certificate program is to prepare students to become entry-level paralegals.