Legal Assisting Degree in Hattiesburg

Today’s legal environment can seem intimidating. An Associate of Applied Business degree in Legal Assisting from Antonelli College – Hattiesburg prepares students for the expanding opportunities and emerging technologies that dominate the legal market both nationally and globally. Both intellectually stimulating and interaction-based, a legal assisting career offers insight into numerous areas of law where graduates are eligible to work with the latest software and business practices in today’s legal environment.

Because the career field of legal assisting is rapidly expanding, it is important to have an education that caters to the continually changing market. Our Associate degree in Legal Assisting from the Hattiesburg campus introduces you to the legal world in our welcoming, newly renovated facilities. Hands-on courses taught by licensed attorneys give students detailed instruction that prepares them for the public and private sectors, and also prepares students to sit for a National Certification Exam so they can fulfill their potential and obtain the most competitive and well-paid employment opportunities.

Utilized in a variety of fields, qualified legal assistants are capable of drafting legal documents and performing legal research which, in turn, helps them gain invaluable access to the legal system and makes them indispensable to their employers. Employable in industries like government, medical, real estate, family/estate planning, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and criminal and corporate law, the National Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the field to grow by 28 percent between now and 2018.

Learn specialty legal assisting career skills

Learning specialty skills such as investigation tactics, organization, client relations, transcription and customer service, along with specific training in client confidentiality requirements, legal research and writing gives our students more than just a basic understanding in foundations of the law, making them a crucial asset to employers. Our extensive program paired with small class sizes, flexible scheduling and career placement partnerships with area employers in Hattiesburg and neighboring cities like Gulfport, New Orleans, Mobile and Jackson give our Legal Assisting program the edge that students need.