General Studies Paralegal studies

[collegecareerstudent]

Hi there,

If I may, I recommend you take a degree program that is more general in nature like English or Psychology. You don't need a Paralegal degree to work as one and it may hurt you in the future to have one in case you change your mind about the field. What you do need is to understand human nature and write well, as most of your job will be interviewing people and looking up laws and creating documents for attorneys. You will also need writing and understanding people as skills in any job. What I did to supplement my degrees was a paralegal certificate course. They can be completed online- they do NOT have to be ABA approved, but those that are ABA approved will likely cost more. (Check your state requirements as regulations will vary by state but in most cases an ABA program is not needed.)

At Charter Oak, up until recently, all degrees were General Studies with a concentration but now Charter Oak does offer some non-general studies tracks. I have had some employers confused about what general studies means, but largely, it has not hurt my chances of getting a good job. However, I think that may have more to do with my other qualifications than the degree itself.

I earned my certificate through this website: https://www.legalstudies.com/paralegal-certificate/ It's $1595 now. I think when I took it, it was $1080. I think it's best to be qualified in certain fields that are vast and be able to fall back on so that even if the economy tanks, there is hope for employment somewhere and that will give you a leg up. Legalstudies.com actually partners with multiple schools. When you pick your course, you get to choose which school you graduate from. Since I'm from GA, I picked a GA school. I think the most prestigious schools you can partner with are Auburn University or Texas A and M. I did get my Victim Advocacy certificate as well as my Criminal Investigations certificate using LegalStudies.com as well and partnered with Texas A and M that way. I hope this helps! I consider it a really well-kept but awesome secret! Let me know if you have any further questions! Good luck!!!

I am looking for a paralegal degree to bolster my chances of getting a good job in that field. I was looking into schools and found charter oak. I am wondering what my official transcripts will say, will it say Bachelor's of General Studies in Paralegal studies? If so has anyone found that to be hinderance to them finding a job?