BLINN HOLDS LEGAL CAREER INFORMATIONAL SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 28TH

  

Blinn College is inviting students considering a legal career to learn more about its Paralegal Program at an upcoming information session.

The Paralegal Program will hold an information session at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, in the Bryan Campus Student Center Theatre. Program Coordinator Robert Stanberry will lead the session, describing the program, its certificate and degree offerings, and offering prospective students the opportunity to ask questions.

Paralegals, or legal assistants, serve as attorneys’ top assistants in the delivery of legal services, performing duties that include attending trials, assisting in testimony preparation, locating and interviewing witnesses, conducting client interviews, and conducting investigations and research. Their role is expanding as companies look to hire employees with a broad understanding of legal matters. Job opportunities abound in private law firms, courts, government, insurance companies, administrative agencies, and corporations.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for paralegals is expected to increase 8 percent between 2014 and 2024, creating more than 21,000 new jobs in the field. Paralegals earn a median pay of $48,810 per year, or $23.47 per hour.

With traditional classroom and online tracks available, the program equips students for a variety of law careers with an Associate of Applied Sciences (AAS) Degree or a Legal Office Certificate. Courses are taught by a faculty comprised entirely of lawyers and judges whose classes are structured to promote quality student-faculty interaction. Students completing the AAS degree are eligible to sit for the National Association of Legal Assistants certification exam, and majors in the program join the Legal Assistant Student Organization.

In addition to preparing students for careers, Blinn’s Paralegal Program provides a strong foundation of legal knowledge for students who choose to continue their education via law school.

Channa E. Borman, a Bryan family law attorney and Paralegal Program Instructor, says that she has seen first-hand the superior quality of graduates of the Blinn Paralegal Program. Borman says she prefers to hire Blinn paralegals because the program gives students a solid foundation and equips them with the skills to work in the legal field upon graduation.

For more information about the program, visit www.blinn.edu/twe/legal.