如何成为律师助理

PG电子平台2017年11月9日发布

你对调查和法律节目感兴趣吗? Are you a team player, someone who takes his or her work seriously 和 is happy to contribute? Do you enjoy completing tasks that may require critical thinking 和 research?

If you said yes to the questions above, then consider career training as a paralegal

什么是律师助理?

律师助理是法律团队不可或缺的一部分.

律师助理的职责一般包括:

• 进行研究
• 整理和维护文件和记录
• 收集证据
• 撰写报告
• 审判期间的帮助¹

一个真正“优秀”的律师助理是注重细节的, 良好的口头和书面沟通能力, 有高级计算机技能, 热爱研究, 并具有良好的人际交往能力.

如何成为律师助理

Currently there are no universal requirements for becoming a professional paralegal. One way to receive paralegal training is by obtaining an associate's degree from an accredited college that offers a program in paralegal studies. 律师助理副学士学位课程 通常需要两年左右才能完成. Another way to become a paralegal is to earn a bachelor's or even a master's degree in legal studies or paralegal studies.

法律研究

Whether pursuing your associate's or bachelor's degree, 无论是法律还是律师助理研究项目, 你将学习法律研究和写作方面的课程, as well as courses on the legal applications of computers. Other courses may focus on specific areas of interest, such as corporate law or international law.

一些律师助理 may have a bachelor's degree in a different subject that is useful to attorneys, 比如报税, 税或 刑事司法. These paralegals are hired by law firms because of their knowledge 和 experience in this specialized field. Then they are trained by the law firm to perform all the duties of a paralegal.

没有学位如何成为律师助理

What if you live in an area without a paralegal training program offered nearby? 一些律师助理 have built their careers by first taking another job in the legal field, 如法庭书记员或法律秘书的工作.

你的律师助理生涯

Whatever path they take, most paralegals work a full 40-hour work week.³ At times, they may need to put in overtime, depending on the caseload. 每一天, they interact with a number of professionals as a part of a team, but they also must work well independently to conduct research 和 prepare documents.

Median annual wages for paralegals totaled around $48,000, according to most recent 劳工统计局 data.⁴

如果律师助理的职业培训听起来像你的话, start by doing what you'd likely do on the job: investigate 和 research all options.

Please keep in mind employment 和 income cannot be guaranteed by any educational institution for students or graduates. 另外, salary data cited in this article below is based on median data provided by the United States Department of Labor, 不能反映起薪或入职薪金, 并且会根据地理位置的不同而有很大差异.

¹http://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm#tab-2
²http://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm#tab-4
³http://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm#tab-3
⁴http://www.bls.gov/ooh/legal/paralegals-and-legal-assistants.htm#tab-5