Paralegal

A.A.S. Degree

A paralegal performs specifically delegated legal work for which a lawyer is required. This exciting and challenging occupation is among the fastest growing, and the U.S. Department of Labor tells us the trend will continue. Our paralegal program, which is offered exclusively online, provides the course work and experience to prepare you for employment as a paralegal or legal assistant. You will get a basic orientation and academic exposure to a variety of subjects, including legal research and drafting, civil litigation, real estate law, wills and estate planning, family law, and legal ethics. You will complete an internship in a law office. There are also elective courses in criminal law and procedure and bankruptcy, foreclosures, and collections.

Two or Three Semester Program

The degree may be completed in two or three semesters if you have prior college credits. Contact the program chair for more information.

Online Program

The entire program can be completed only online. These courses are asynchronous so they do not require any specific meeting times.

Career Opportunities
Transfer Options
Program Requirements
Program Chair / Faculty

Career Opportunities

Paralegals work for attorneys, corporations, federal, state, and local governments court systems, or community legal services. Specializations include real estate, criminal law, estate planning, family law, labor law, litigation, and corporate law. Related occupations include adjudicators, abstractors, patent agents, title examiners, escrow officers, government hearing officers, appeals referees, contract checkers, and legal investigators.

Transfer Options

Paralegal graduates have continued their education at four-year institutions including:

For specific transfer information, contact the Counseling, Career, and Transfer Services office.

Program Requirements

Program requirements by semester are detailed in the Degrees and Certificates (pdf, 1.6MB) section of the TC3 college catalog.

All sections of the current college catalog are available online.

Program Chair / Faculty

Robert Sarachan, Esq.

Program Chair
Professor (Paralegal)

B.A. , Harper College; B.S. , SUNY College at Binghamton; M.S. , Syracuse University; M.B.A. and J.D. , Indiana University.
Email Professor Sarachan

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	Business Administration (A.A.S.) Business Management (certificate) Chemical Dependency Counseling Hotel and Restaurant Management Paralegal	Paralegal A.A.S. Degree A paralegal performs specifically delegated legal work for which a lawyer is required. This exciting and challenging occupation is among the fastest growing, and the U.S. Department of Labor tells us the trend will continue. Our paralegal program, which is offered exclusively online, provides the course work and experience to prepare you for employment as a paralegal or legal assistant. You will get a basic orientation and academic exposure to a variety of subjects, including legal research and drafting, civil litigation, real estate law, wills and estate planning, family law, and legal ethics. You will complete an internship in a law office. There are also elective courses in criminal law and procedure and bankruptcy, foreclosures, and collections. Two or Three Semester Program The degree may be completed in two or three semesters if you have prior college credits. Contact the program chair for more information. Online Program The entire program can be completed only online. These courses are asynchronous so they do not require any specific meeting times. Career Opportunities Transfer Options Program Requirements Program Chair / Faculty Career Opportunities Paralegals work for attorneys, corporations, federal, state, and local governments court systems, or community legal services. Specializations include real estate, criminal law, estate planning, family law, labor law, litigation, and corporate law. Related occupations include adjudicators, abstractors, patent agents, title examiners, escrow officers, government hearing officers, appeals referees, contract checkers, and legal investigators. back to top Transfer Options Paralegal graduates have continued their education at four-year institutions including: Cornell University Empire State College SUNY Binghamton SUNY Cortland Syracuse University University of Phoenix For specific transfer information, contact the Counseling, Career, and Transfer Services office. back to top Program Requirements Program requirements by semester are detailed in the Degrees and Certificates (pdf, 1.6MB) section of the TC3 college catalog. All sections of the current college catalog are available online. back to top Program Chair / Faculty Robert Sarachan, Esq. Program Chair Professor (Paralegal) B.A. , Harper College; B.S. , SUNY College at Binghamton; M.S. , Syracuse University; M.B.A. and J.D. , Indiana University. Email Professor Sarachan back to top
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