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Directory of ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs If a program is not listed, it is not an ABA approved paralegal education program You may search by institution name, city, state, program director name, type of degree, online, or program name Programs listed as "online" have indicated they offer a program option in an online format Please contact the program for confirmation
ABA Approved Paralegal Education Program Resources Use institution name, city, state, program director name, type of degree, online, or program name search criteria to find an ABA approved paralegal education program The ABA has been approving paralegal education programs for over 45 years Learn more about how your paralegal program can pursue ABA
Educational Information for Paralegals - American Bar Association At the present time the American Bar Association has identified more than 1000 institutions across the United States which offer formal paralegal education programs leading to either a degree or certificate However, the listing in our web site directory includes only the paralegal education programs that are ABA approved
Standing Committee on Paralegals - American Bar Association ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals The Standing Committee on Paralegals develops and promotes policies relating to the education, employment, training and effective use of paralegals The Standing Committee, through its Approval Commission, continues to serve as the body to set standards for paralegal education
certificate-certification - American Bar Association The ABA's approval process applies to the paralegal education program rather than to the individual paralegal Therefore, graduates of ABA approved paralegal programs offering paralegal certificate degrees are certificated paralegals and may state that they graduated from an ABA approved paralegal education program
Paralegals - American Bar Association A paralegal is a person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work This Directory contains information on all current ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs The
ABA-Approved Law Schools - American Bar Association Number of ABA-Approved Law Schools The Council has accredited and approved 197 institutions and programs that confer the first degree in law (the J D degree) Also on the approved list is the U S Army Judge Advocate General's School, which offers only the LL M degree While the Council’s scope of accrediting authority does not permit it
FAQs - American Bar Association 1 Does the ABA allow fully online programs? Answer: Yes, as long as nine semester credits of legal specialty courses (or the equivalent) are delivered through synchronous instruction The required synchronous instruction can take place through traditional classroom face to face instruction or through remote synchronous instruction that includes in real time faculty-to-student and student-to
Overview of the ABA Approval Process Applying for Initial Approval An on-site evaluation of the program and institution is scheduled The initial on-site visit is conducted over a one-two day period by a team composed of a representative of the Standing Committee or Approval Commission, an experienced paralegal, and the director of an ABA approved paralegal education program
ABA-Approved Law Schools with Acquiescence for Distance Education J. D . . . A law school may allow a student to earn up to 50 percent of the credit hours required for the J D degree through Distance Education Courses without applying for acquiescence in a substantive change The law schools listed below have received acquiescence from the Council of the Section of Legal