Paralegal Blog

What do Paralegals do? The Growing Trend of Non-Traditional Applications of a Paralegal Degree

Posted by Center for Advanced Legal Studies [CALS]

May 9, 2017 2:20:00 PM

It is an exciting time to begin a career as a paralegal. In recent decades, the paralegal profession has continued to grow and expand into new, nontraditional fields. As we discussed previously in our blog, the rate of paralegal employment is expected to grow 8% from 2014-2024.¹

The emergence of new industries and increasing efficiency in the legal industry has led to a higher demand for paralegal services.² This trend is not new. The National Federation of Paralegal Associations expressed that this job growth is occurring in nontraditional environments, outside of traditional law firms. As we have reported before, tech companies such as Amazon are calling paralegal and legal assistants a “high demand field” and including tuition reimbursement for paralegal programs.

Topics: career, paralegal skills, featured

Traditional or Online: Great options for both are available

Posted by Eric H. Happe

Mar 16, 2017 3:34:43 PM

A little history about how we deliver Paralegal classes

In less than a decade we have witnessed a dramatic change in the preference incoming students have for attending paralegal classes. Up until 2006, students could only choose between morning and evening classes. Morning students attended Monday-Thursday from 8:00AM-12:00PM, and evening students attended Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-10:00PM.

In 2006 we introduced a hybrid evening program, where students attended their first 4 courses as usual, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday on campus, and then attended just one night per week in person while completing the balance of their studies online. This provided evening students relief from the three night per week schedule, while still incorporating a live classroom experience into their schedules. This program was very popular.

Topics: online classes, education and training

Commencement Ceremony to be streamed live on YouTube

Posted by Eric H. Happe

Feb 25, 2017 6:10:07 AM

We are excited to announce that the Commencement Ceremony scheduled for February 25, 2017 will be streamed live on YouTube beginning at 10:00AM Central.

Topics: graduates and alumni

31st Annual Houston Hispanic Forum Career & Education Day

Posted by Eric H. Happe

Feb 20, 2017 12:50:26 PM

Representatives from Center for Advanced Legal Studies attended the 31st Annual Career & Education Day on Saturday, February 18, 2017. The event was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center and was sponsored by Houston Hispanic Forum.

Topics: career, education and training

It's here! Collaborate Ultra: Even better live online paralegal classes

Posted by Eric H. Happe

Jan 21, 2017 2:16:23 PM

Students and faculty at Center for Advanced Legal Studies have enjoyed using Blackboard Collaborate: Original Experience for live online paralegal classes for years. Now, we introduce the Ultra experience.

Topics: online classes, technology, education and training