Business Division
Degree S0310
The paralegal program is intended to prepare students for employment as paralegals in both private and public sectors following graduation. The American Bar Association (ABA) By-Laws Section 21.12 uses the terms paralegal and legal assistant interchangeably referring to persons who, although not members of the legal profession, are qualified through education, training, or work experience and are employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency, or other entity in a capacity or function which involves the performance, under the direction and supervision of an attorney, of specifically delegated substantive legal work. Paralegals/legal assistants must comply with the legal restrictions in the practice of law by nonlawyer. The California Business & Professions Code, Section 6450 et seq, governs paralegals in California. The American Bar Association does not recognize the following courses as meeting its definition of General Education: ARTB 14, ARTD 15A, ARTD 20, ARTD 25A, ARTS 30A, ARTS 40A, THTR 11, MUS 7, AD 3, COUN 5, and the Physical Wellbeing Course Requirement. Students developing their educational plan should select another course from the Mt. SAC General Education area which will satisfy that area’s General Education requirement.
This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:
Required Courses
Course List
Course Prefix |
Course Name |
Units |
PLGL 30 | Introduction to Paralegal/Legal | 3 |
PLGL 31 | Legal Analysis and Writing | 3 |
PLGL 32 | Advanced Legal Analysis and Writing | 3 |
PLGL 33 | Civil Procedure | 3 |
PLGL 34 | Law Office Procedures | 3 |
PLGL 35 | Law Office Technology | 3 |
PLGL 37 | Tort Law | 3 |
PLGL 38 | Employment and Ethical Issues in Paralegalism | 3 |
PLGL 39 | Contract Law | 3 |
| 3 |
BUSL 18 | Business Law | |
BUSL 19 | Advanced Business Law | |
PLGL 41 | Property Law | |
PLGL 42 | Family Law | |
PLGL 43 | Wills and Trusts | |
PLGL 44 | Bankruptcy Law | |
PLGL 48 | Criminal Law and Procedures | |
PLGL 49 | Evidence Law | |
Total Units | 30 |
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