经美国律师协会批准，律师助理学位课程可帮助您满足律师与研究和工作相关的需求。您将全面了解美国法律制度，并准备成为律师助理。建立您的法律知识基础，特别强调侵权，合同，遗嘱和信托，民事诉讼，诉讼，家庭法，商业组织，房地产和刑法。您将学习准备高专业水准的法律文件，并进行研究以评估复杂的问题。沉浸在NSU法学院及其真实法庭的综合资源中。参加模拟审判小组，并会见访问校园的法官和法律分析师。当您准备完成律师助理学习学位时，您可以参加以学分计算的实习，将您的新技能应用到现实世界中。
The goal of the NSU Law BS Paralegal Studies program is to prepare students for entry-level paralegal positions in the common areas of law practice. Paralegals are nonlawyers, and therefore, are not authorized to practice law. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Paralegal Studies are required to submit a paralegal portfolio at an exit interview with the program coordinator prior to degree conferral. The objectives of the B.S. in Paralegal Studies program are to: Provide students with a broad-based education in both liberal arts and paralegal studies, Provide paralegal courses that enable students to obtain substantive legal knowledge, develop analytical skills, and apply the knowledge they have learned to tasks routinely performed by paralegals, Be responsive in course offerings to the needs of paralegals and attorneys, Ensure that students are familiar with the ethical guidelines for paralegals, Provide students with the opportunity to utilize software that is used in most offices dealing with law-related issues, Familiarize students with the paralegal profession and the opportunities that are available to them upon completion of the program.