FAQ Central | Do You Need A College Degree To Be A Paralegal?

Do I need a Bachelors degree to be a paralegal? No, you do not need a Bachelors degree. There are a wide variety of ways to get your foot in the door to become a paralegal, and it’s not necessarily required that you have a Bachelors degree. You will, however, be expected to perform legal document preparation, legal research, you must have correct citation format. You must be able to perform legal analysis and legal writing, and you must have excellent time management skills.

All of these things are covered thoroughly throughout both our paralegal certificate course, as well as our advanced paralegal program, so that even if you don’t have a Bachelors degree, you still end up getting the skills and training that you need in order to be a successful paralegal.