| In order for you to qualify with the Certified Legal | | | | semester of graduation. It requires the completion of |
| Assistant Examination (CLEA) so you can eventually | | | | about twelve law- related, two business and seven |
| be licensed by the National Association of Legal | | | | general education subjects. Provided during evening |
| Assistants (NALA), make sure that what you will be | | | | time, each are taught by practicing attorneys and |
| taking up is an ABA approved paralegal program. ABA | | | | licensed paralegals. |
| stands for American Bar Association, a prestigious | | | | Cerritos Community College |
| organization of lawyers in the United States. | | | | Located in California, Cerritos Community College is |
| Athens Technical College | | | | among those that provide ABA program. They |
| Located in Georgia, Athens Technical College is | | | | require a minimum time of two years to finish their |
| among those that provide ABA approved paralegal | | | | program. |
| program. It is a public institution that has a minimum | | | | Cerritos Community College is just twenty minutes |
| length of four quarters to finish the course. | | | | away from Los Angeles and Orange County. They |
| Athens Technical College classes are both in the | | | | have a strong internship program with about thirty- |
| morning and evening. With an online preparatory | | | | five locations that accept their students be it in law |
| module, its class size is only up to 18 students that | | | | firms, local courts and aid offices. Their two full- time |
| highlights on quality instruction in clusters or 1- on- 1. | | | | faculty members are legitimate attorneys that have |
| The faculty is composed of licensed attorneys that | | | | an experience not just in the United States but also |
| had an extensive training in law practice and paralegal | | | | abroad. |
| management. | | | | Denver Career College |
| Burlington County College | | | | Located in Colorado, Denver Career College is among |
| Located in New Jersey, Burlington County College is | | | | those that provide ABA program. It is a private and |
| among those that provide ABA paralegal program. | | | | proprietary school that offers a Post- degree |
| They have an Associate of Applied Science program | | | | Certificate in Paralegal Studies. Their internship is |
| that will prepare their students to become efficient | | | | mandatory which will be able to equip their students |
| legal assistants. | | | | with what awaits them outside the four walls of the |
| Burlington County College also gives its students the | | | | academe. |
| chance to shift to the Bachelors degree even in the | | | | |