Texas Paralegal Schools
Here is a list of Texas paralegal schools which offer a wide variety of degrees and diplomas in the legal field. We've also gathered information about a career as a paralegal or legal secretary, located at the bottom of the page.
Read a first-person account of what it's like to be a paralegal in Texas.
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Brown Mackie College
Locations:
Dallas, TX
/ Fort Worth, TX
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Center for Advanced Legal Studies
Request More Information Locations:
Houston, TX
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Paralegal (Certificate)
The Paralegal Certificate program is designed for students who have earned a bachelor's degree prior to application to the Center and have achieved a passing score of 20 on the Wonderlic Personnel Test. This program is streamlined to provide education in the most employable and demanding areas of the law, while still offering the essential paralegal courses of study.
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Paralegal Studies (Associate's Degree)
The Associate of Applied Science Degree Paralegal Program provides comprehensive preparation for a paralegal career. Students must hold a minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent and achieve a passing score of 20 on the Wonderlic Personnel Test in order to be accepted into this program. It provides a practical and intense study of a variety of areas of law and completes this experience through an offering of general education classes.
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Everest College
Request More Information Locations:
Dallas, TX
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Paralegal (Diploma)
The Paralegal program will give you the training you need, providing a complete overview of practical litigation skills and tasks.
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Texas Careers
Request More Information Locations:
San Antonio, TX
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Paralegal (Diploma)
Graduates are prepared to assist lawyers through use of legal research, legal terminology, and use of various legal software programs and Internet legal sites.
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Virginia College
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Austin, TX
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Paralegal Studies (Associate's Degree)
Paralegals can be found in courtrooms, corporations, insurance companies, governmental offices and banks, as well as in attorneys' offices. Get the preparation you need from instructors with real-world experience. A law library and law computer lab are available on-site at Virginia College.
Paralegals and Legal Secretaries work closely with attorneys, judges, prosecutors and/or public defenders. While attorneys assume the final responsibility for legal work, they seek the assistance of paralegals and Legal Secretaries in all phases of case management and trial preparation. Paralegal and Legal Secretary opportunities are projected to grow faster than average in the coming years, as they increasingly perform many legal tasks formerly carried out by lawyers. Legal Training curriculum includes instruction in civil litigation, business law, real estate law, torts, family law, and the law of wills, trusts, and estates.
Legal Career Paths
- Paralegal
- Legal Secretary
Legal Salary Information
In 2000 paralegals and legal assistants had median annual earnings of $35,360.
Have we forgotten a Texas paralegal school?
If you know of a school in Texas that offers a paralegal or legal secretary program that we don't have listed here, please let us know by emailing us at info@texas-vocational-schools.com.
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