律师助理研究是旨在培训通才律师助理的副学士学位课程。副学士学位课程的毕业生将在法律研究和写作，合同，侵权，刑法和财产法领域拥有坚实的基础。副学士学位课程的毕业生很可能会在律师事务所，大公司的法务部门，保险公司，产权公司，法律服务公司和联邦政府的律师指导下找到律师助理的工作（否则将在没有执照的情况下执业）。州或地方法院和政府机构。
Paralegal Studies is an associate degree program intended to train a generalist paralegal. Graduates from the associate degree program will have a strong foundation in the areas of legal research and writing, contracts, torts, criminal law, and property law. Associate degree program graduates are likely to find employment as paralegals under the direction of attorneys (to do otherwise would be practicing law without a license) in law firms, legal departments of large corporations, insurance companies, title companies, legal service companies and federal, state or local courts and governmental agencies.