Hello,
I'm new to this forum but have been interested in the Law for some time now. I have both an undergraduate and graduate degree in English and am interested in going back to school eventually, but don't have a lot of time nor money. There is a Community College close by at which I could attend night school courses and get an Associate's in Paralegal Studies. Is this something that will enhance my value to a law office and help me get in the door? I work full time as a College Swimming Coach so I don't have much money to really go to law school yet, and am not sure if I ever really want to. I've always been somewhat interested in Paralegal Studies, however, so I was wondering if this would be a worthwhile move or not.
Thanks for your consideration in my question!
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Re: Need Some Direction Getting Started
I don't think a paralegal degree will do much for you. If you want to obtain a paralegal job in order to see what working with the law entails, this can be done without the degree. You could also do an internship with a lawyer's office to see how you mesh with lawyers.harrism87 wrote:Hello,
I'm new to this forum but have been interested in the Law for some time now. I have both an undergraduate and graduate degree in English and am interested in going back to school eventually, but don't have a lot of time nor money. There is a Community College close by at which I could attend night school courses and get an Associate's in Paralegal Studies. Is this something that will enhance my value to a law office and help me get in the door? I work full time as a College Swimming Coach so I don't have much money to really go to law school yet, and am not sure if I ever really want to. I've always been somewhat interested in Paralegal Studies, however, so I was wondering if this would be a worthwhile move or not.
Thanks for your consideration in my question!
The degree would be completely useless if your plan is to use it to boost your law school application. It will give you no benefit. The only things that really matter in admissions is the GPA from your first B.A, and the highest recorded score on the LSAT.
