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The Importance of Accreditation

[Updated March 30, 2022] The first step to becoming a paralegal is to get your degree or certificate from an accredited institution. Accreditation gives merit to any credential. What is accreditation? The goal of accreditation is to ensure that institutions of higher education meet acceptable levels of quality. Accreditation in the United States involves non-governmental […]

Why would a paralegal program refuse ABA Approval?

Why would a paralegal program refuse ABA Approval?

Looking back over the 30 plus years Center for Advanced Legal Studies has specialized solely in paralegal education, we remember the early days. There were two other paralegal schools in Houston at the time we opened our doors; one was ABA approved, the other was ‘non-profit’. Their programs ranged from a short, three-month ABA approved […]

ABA Approved Online Paralegal Program?

ABA Approved Online Paralegal Program?

One of the requirements of attending and graduating from an ABA approved paralegal program is that you must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours on campus. Realistically, that means you must live close enough so you can drive back and forth. But not always… One of our students flew back and forth from Atlanta […]