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Career Options: Legal Studies
A surplus of employment fields awaits those who have graduated with a degree in Legal Studies. For those with an Associates Degree in paralegal or general studies career options include working as a paralegal or law assistant to a single lawyer, corporation or law firm. The outlook is especially good in this area as firms downsize and paralegals perform essential tasks previously assigned to lawyers. Those with a master's or bachelor's Degree in law are able to pursue careers as lawyers, judges, or business and finance law experts.
Legal Assisting and Paralegal Careers
Students with formal education and training in the legal assisting field of study may be qualified to enter the following career fields: family law, court transcriptionist, foreign trade law, intellectual property paralegal, public finance lawyer, political reporter, biotechnology attorney, court reporter, litigator, contract paralegal, environmental law, contract attorney, and legal office manager.
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Purdue Global
Areas of study you may find at Purdue Global include:
Associates- Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice
- Associate of Applied Science in Legal Support and Services
- Fire Science
- Undergraduate in Legal Studies
- BS in Criminal Justice - Socially Responsible Leadership
- BS in Criminal Justice - Business Fundamentals
- BSCJ: Forensic Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- BSCJ: Crime Scene Investigation
- Master of Science in Legal Studies
- Criminal Justice
Liberty University
Areas of study you may find at Liberty University include:
Courses- CERT: Criminal Justice
- GRAD CERT: Advanced Criminal Justice
- GRAD CERT: Executive Criminal Justice
- CERT: Paralegal Studies
- GRAD CERT: Advanced Homeland Security
- GRAD CERT: Executive Law & Policy
- MS: Criminal Justice
- MBA: American Legal Studies
- MS: Criminal Justice: Public Administration
- JM: American Legal Studies
- JM: Compliance
- JM: General
- LLM: International Legal Studies
- DCJ: Doctor of Criminal Justice: General
- DCJ: Homeland Security
- PHD: Criminal Justice: Leadership
- DCJ: Leadership
- PHD: Criminal Justice
Grand Canyon University
Areas of study you may find at Grand Canyon University include:
Bachelors- B.S. in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- M.S in Forensic Science
UMass Global
Areas of study you may find at UMass Global include:
Bachelors- BA in Criminal Justice
- BA in Legal Studies
- BA in Legal Studies (Business Law)
Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Areas of study you may find at Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology include:
Masters- Masters in Dispute Resolution
- Masters in Legal Studies
National University
Areas of study you may find at National University include:
Masters- MSOL - Criminal Justice
- MEd - School Safety, Security and Emergency Management
- Doctor of Criminal Justice
- Juris Doctor
- DCJ - Policing
- DBA - Homeland Security - Leadership & Policy
- EdD - School Safety, Security, Emergency Management
- PhD - School Safety, Security, Emergency Management
Fordham University
Areas of study you may find at Fordham University include:
Masters- Master of Studies in Law in Corporate Compliance
University of Notre Dame
Areas of study you may find at University of Notre Dame include:
Legal- Professional Studies and Legal Research
Degree Levels:
Graduate- Doctorate
- First-Professional Degree
- Masters
- Bachelors
Harvard University
Areas of study you may find at Harvard University include:
Legal- Professional Studies and Legal Research
Degree Levels:
Graduate- Doctorate
- First-Professional Degree
- Masters
- Post-Bachelor Degree Certificate
- Associates
- Bachelors
University of Pennsylvania
Areas of study you may find at University of Pennsylvania include:
Legal- Legal Assistant and Related Support Services
- Professional Studies and Legal Research
Degree Levels:
Graduate- Doctorate
- First-Professional Degree
- Masters
- First-Professional Certificate
- Post-Bachelor Degree Certificate
- Post-Master's Certificate
- Associates
- Bachelors