[blindLaw] Education Requirements for Hiring

[Syed Rizvi]

Hi Thomas,



Congrats on almost being done with your associates degree!



I think you are definitely on the right track.



A bachelor’s degree is required to apply to law school. However, you can
get your bachelor’s degree in whatever subject you like. There are no pre
law requirements other than a bachelor’s degree and taking an exam like the
LSAT or GRE.



Best of luck!

-Syed



On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 6:26 PM Thomas Dukeman via BlindLaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello and good evening!
>
> I am just about done with my Associate of Science in Paralegal Studies
> degree and am wondering about the next step in my legal education. For the
> lawyers who hire on paralegals, would having just the Associate allow me to
> go on further up in rank by itself and the professional performance I
> deliver to the firm, or would there be a possibility I need to go on for my
> Bachelor degree to be able to move on up? I know there are different pay
> levels for paralegals to move through and I am wanting to know education
> wise if I will be limited in how far. If it does not hinder my progression,
> then that would be great and I would go on to apply for a paralegal
> position.
>
> Does it have to a be a legal studies or paralegal studies degree (I have
> encountered both names for a paralegal specific Bachelor) or would it need
> to be just any kind of Bachelor degree in something law related or just a
> Bachelor in general?
>
> The eventual goal is to become an actual attorney, so would for that be an
> eventuality, would it be worth my time to get a Bachelor degree before
> applying for law school? I am just trying to see what to do next to get
> where I want to.
>
> Thank you for your time,
> Thomas Dukeman
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