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What is a Paralegal?
A paralegal is someone who works closely with lawyers. They provide assistance to lawyers by preparing legal documents, researching legal precidents, examining evidence, preparing legal arguments, and assisting in court. As a matter of fact paralegals are also called legal assistants. read more about paralegal training...

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Your Smart Career Move for a Slow Economy
The Top Three Reasons to Become a Paralegal
Earn an Excellent Salary as a Parole Officer

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University of Phoenix [Online]
Whether you’re seeking an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree, University of Phoenix can help you reach your goal much sooner than you might expect.
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  BS in Criminal Justice Administration

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Kaplan University [Online]
Earn your degree, advance your career, and achieve your goals with an online degree or certificate from Kaplan University. And do it all without missing a day of work. Kaplan University offers accredited online degree programs in Business, Criminal Justice, Technology and Design, and Paralegal Studies. Kaplan also offers Continuing Education, allowing working professionals to earn certificates in Forensic Nursing, Legal Nurse Consulting, Life Care Planning, and Financial Planning.
Programs:
  A.A.S. in Criminal Justice
  A.A.S. in Paralegal Studies
  Advanced Start B.S. in Criminal Justice
  Advanced Start B.S. in Paralegal Studies
  B.S. in Criminal Justice
  B.S. in Paralegal Studies
  Legal Nurse Consulting

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The Top Three Reasons to Become a Paralegal

Looking for a career path that job engagement and job growth? Becoming a paralegal can provide all three. Here are the top 3 reasons for becoming a paralegal:

Reason 1. Job Growth
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that job opportunities for paralegals will grow "much faster than average" through the year 2014. Private law firms will continue their steady hiring of paralegals for all of their offices.
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Your Smart Career Move for a Slow Economy

Some jobs ride the peaks and valleys of economic growth, but legal specialists always seem to be in high demand. Lawyers, paralegals, and legal assistants somehow manage to remain relevant regardless of what the economy is doing at the moment. In this current phase of slowing growth, you might consider making the leap over from your current job to one in the legal world.
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Top 3 Reasons to Be in Criminal Justice

The criminal justice system encompasses a wide swath of jobs including lawyers, judges, parole officers, social workers, criminologists, investigators, forensic scientists, and even accountants. Each one of these areas has different educational requirements, but in almost all cases, extensive training and preparation are mandatory. Are the extra time and money worth it? Well, here are 3 reasons that suggest that they are:

1. In Criminal Justice You Help People
You help keep people safe and society secure. Your family, friends, and neighbors may not always thank you face-to-face, but that's the nature of being a hero.
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Earn an Excellent Salary as a Parole Officer

A parole officer monitors and assists ex-offenders to adjust to life outside of prison by assisting them to return to useful and productive lives. Ex-offenders are individuals that have served time in a state or federal prison and placed on parole when released. The release is conditional and under the supervision of a parole officer for a specific period.
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