PARALEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM

Interested in law?  Begin your journey into the legal profession by becoming a paralegal.  As a student at Texas A&M University – Commerce, you can earn a bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in paralegal studies in a program that is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA).  You’ll learn from our expert faculty and acquire a comprehensive paralegal education while earning a marketable degree.

Graduates are not authorized to provide direct legal services to the public or to practice law.  The paralegal studies emphasis provides a broadly-based liberal arts and specialized education for paralegals/legal assistants, who are authorized to perform substantive legal work under the supervision of an attorney.  The emphasis does not train lawyers or legal administrators.

Paralegal Associations & Job Banks

• American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE)
• National Association of Legal Assistants & Paralegals (NALA)
• National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
• Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Area Paralegal Association
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Federal Jobs Central
• Texas Government’s Job Bank
• Job Monster

Dallas/Fort Worth Paralegal Placement Firms

• Legal Staff
• Texas Legal Pro
• Burnett Legal Specialists  
• Imprimis Legal Staffing