UCLA Extension Paralegal Studies Program Brochure
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Program Goals and Objectives Contact Information The goals of the UCLA Extension Paralegal Training The objectives of the Paralegal Training Program are: Start your journey to success now by contacting us at (310) 825-0741, Program are to prepare students: • To provide candidates with high quality and ABA-approved email [email protected] for more information. Or, visit • To function as ethical, effective, and efficient professional instruction with an emphasis on substantive and procedural uclaextension.edu/paralegal to apply today. paralegals in law firms, businesses, government, and law, legal analysis, and practical paralegal skills from a nonprofit organizations; variety of legal professionals including judges, attorneys, and paralegals; • To perform a wide variety of legal work under the supervision Success Stories of attorneys; and • To develop in candidates a practical understanding of the role, function, and ethical responsibilities of paralegals in Our graduates have gone on to some of the best organizations • To adapt easily to the changing role of the paralegal and various legal environments; and positions in the country, including: to the changing needs of the legal community. Companies & Organizations • To provide candidates and graduates with guidance and tools for successful career planning and professional • 20th Century Fox development in the legal profession. • Alliance for Children’s Rights • Annapurna Pictures The Future of the • California Department of Justice • CBS Paralegal Profession What Do Paralegals Do? • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles People will always need lawyers, and lawyers will Paralegals are an integral part of the legal process and • City National Bank always need paralegals. are generally assigned to “perform specifically delegated • Disney substantive work for which a lawyer is responsible.” As a growing number of organizations begin to hire more • HBO paralegals—from corporate legal departments and By definition, a paralegal is “a person, qualified by • MGM Studios insurance companies, to real estate, banks, and even the education, training, or work experience,” who provides • Red Bull entertainment industry—there will be an increased ethical and cost-effective assistance in helping research demand for qualified candidates. legal issues; file and organize documents; conduct • NBCUniversal interviews; gather facts; and monitor pending transactions, • U.S. Attorney’s Office Paralegals from ABA-approved programs—those with the potential claims, or lawsuits. highest caliber of training—will be in a favored position to Law Firms benefit from new career opportunities. Our program qualifies graduates to hold themselves as paralegals under the California Business & Professions • Christie, Parker & Hale LLP Will you be ready? Code §6450. It has been designed specifically to prepare • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP students to perform and adapt successfully in an ever- • Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP About UCLA Extension changing legal environment. • Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP We create extraordinary learning experiences for adults of all Join us. • Irell & Manella LLP ages. UCLA Extension is the continuing education division of • Jackson Lewis P.C. the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). We offer • Kirkland & Ellis LLP courses evenings and weekends in Westwood and Downtown L.A., plus online classes available around the globe. Courses • Latham & Watkins LLP range from business, arts, engineering, and IT to entertainment • Loeb & Loeb LLP studies, public policy, public health, the humanities, and more. • Los Angeles City Attorney Explore UCLA Extension at uclaextension.edu. • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Business, Management & Legal Programs • Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP TRACK R N E E C • Paul Hastings, LLP V O O R D R • Proskauer Rose LLP P • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 40 Paralegal Studies Program YE A R S Westwood & Downtown Los Angeles Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public, except as permitted by law. uclaextension.edu/paralegal 32620-19 Not printed at state expense. Printed with green ink on recycled paper. Program Goals and Objectives Contact Information The goals of the UCLA Extension Paralegal Training The objectives of the Paralegal Training Program are: Start your journey to success now by contacting us at (310) 825-0741, Program are to prepare students: • To provide candidates with high quality and ABA-approved email [email protected] for more information. Or, visit • To function as ethical, effective, and efficient professional instruction with an emphasis on substantive and procedural uclaextension.edu/paralegal to apply today. paralegals in law firms, businesses, government, and non- law, legal analysis, and practical paralegal skills from a profit organizations variety of legal professionals including judges, attorneys, and paralegals • To perform a wide variety of legal work under the supervision Success Stories of attorneys • To develop in candidates a practical understanding of the role, function, and ethical responsibilities of paralegals in Our graduates have gone on to some of the best organizations • To adapt easily to the changing role of the paralegal and various legal environments and positions in the country, including: to the changing needs of the legal community Companies & Organizations • To provide candidates and graduates with guidance and tools for successful career planning and professional • 20th Century Fox development in the legal profession • Alliance for Children’s Rights • Annapurna Pictures The Future of the • California Department of Justice • CBS Paralegal Profession What Do Paralegals Do? • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles People will always need lawyers, and lawyers will Paralegals are an integral part of the legal process and • City National Bank always need paralegals. are generally assigned to “perform specifically delegated • Disney substantive work for which a lawyer is responsible.” As a growing number of organizations begin to hire more • HBO paralegals—from corporate legal departments and By definition, a paralegal is “a person, qualified by • MGM Studios insurance companies, to real estate, banks, and even the education, training, or work experience,” who provides • Red Bull entertainment industry—there will be an increased ethical and cost-effective assistance in helping research demand for qualified candidates. legal issues; file and organize documents; conduct • NBCUniversal interviews; gather facts; and monitor pending transactions, • U.S. Attorney’s Office Paralegals from ABA-approved programs—those with the potential claims, or lawsuits. highest caliber of training—will be in a favored position to Law Firms benefit from new career opportunities. Our program qualifies graduates to hold themselves as paralegals under the California Business & Professions • Christie, Parker & Hale LLP Will you be ready? Code §6450. It has been designed specifically to prepare • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP students to perform and adapt successfully in an ever- • Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP About UCLA Extension changing legal environment. • Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP We create extraordinary learning experiences for adults of all Join us. • Irell & Manella LLP ages. UCLA Extension is the continuing education division of • Jackson Lewis P.C. the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). We offer • Kirkland & Ellis LLP courses evenings and weekends in Westwood and Downtown L.A., plus online classes available around the globe. Courses • Latham & Watkins LLP range from business, arts, engineering, and IT to entertainment • Loeb & Loeb LLP studies, public policy, public health, the humanities, and more. • Los Angeles City Attorney Explore UCLA Extension at uclaextension.edu. • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Business, Management & Legal Programs • Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP TRACK R N E E C • Paul Hastings LLP V O O R D R • Proskauer Rose LLP P • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 40 Paralegal Studies Program YE A R S Westwood & Downtown Los Angeles Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public, except as permitted by law. uclaextension.edu/paralegal 32620-19 Not printed at state expense. Printed with green ink on recycled paper. The UCLA Extension Difference A Lifetime of Career Services Paralegal Studies Program For over four decades, UCLA Extension’s Paralegal Training By building long-term relationships with our graduates and Program & Application Info Program (PTP) has been a leader in paralegal education, instructors, we’re able to provide a lifetime of career assistance. Process: A screening committee reviews your application and earning the respect of the legal community for its Our graduates can contact career counseling and job search Recognized by employers throughout Los Angeles and considers a combination of factors in making its decision: continuing tradition of excellence. services at any time. beyond, the program equips students with a thorough understanding of the functions and ethics needed in this academic history, professional experience, life experience, ABA-approved program: The PTP was one of the first Our Vision: We’ll engage the power of education to ever-growing profession. Whether you intend to eventually and writing ability. You also need to have your college or programs to be approved by the American Bar Association transform lives, businesses, and communities