Paralegals and Legal Assistants Career

Vocational Programs for Paralegals and Legal Assistants Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
355K	$31.95	$66,460

The role of Paralegals and Legal Assistants is to assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action. The average annual wage of the occupations is $66,460 and $32 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Paralegals and Legal Assistants career. Based on BLS data, a total of 354,890 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Paralegals and Legal Assistants is $20,193. The average length of the programs is 573 hours and the average completion time is 16.21 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Paralegals and Legal Assistants Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Paralegals and Legal Assistants.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Legal Studies	449	-	-	910 Hours	18.62 Months
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	330	$20,193	$2,440	235 Hours	13.80 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Legal Studies

449

910 Hours

18.62 Months

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

330

$20,193

$2,440

235 Hours

13.80 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Paralegals and Legal Assistants

The following 449 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Paralegals and Legal Assistants. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.