B.P.S. Paralegal Studies

What is a Paralegal?

• A qualified person by experience, training or education.
• Employed by various entities.
• Retained by an attorney for a law office, corporation or government agency.
• Paralegals are commonly known as legal assistants.

What do paralegals do?

• Daily tasks vary for a paralegal depending on the area of law.
• Family, Criminal, Contract, Corporate, Tort and Juvenile law.
• Organize and conduct client interviews.
• Conduct legal research.
• Prepare legal documents for the attorney.

Education

• A minimum total of 124 total credit hours.
• BPS in Paralegal Studies requires 42 semester hours of LA courses.
• Wills & Estates, Torts, Conflict and Resolution, Business Organization, etc
• BPS majors must complete a minor that is approved by an academic adviser.

Salary

• In 2009, paralegals earned an average of $54,859.00.
• Paralegals that work for the Federal Government earned $62,400.00 in 2012.

work cited

• http://catalog.olemiss.edu/applied-sciences/legal-studies/bps-paralgl
• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm#tab-5
• Statsky, W.P.(2002). Family Law. Clifton Park, NY; Delmar.
• Miller, R.L.,(2011).Paralegal Today, The Essentials. Clifton Park, NY; Delm
• Bast, C.M.,(2013). Foundations of Legal Research &Writing.Clifton Park, NY;