Flexible online classes designed for the working adult's busy schedule.

Improve your earning power and enhance your career with a Paralegal Studies Certificate. Learn from industry professionals and choose from Litigation and General Practice concentration tracks designed to provide you with a competitive advantage in any law office.

Click here to view a live webinar recording featuring MSPS Director of Legal Programs, Chad Smith, Esq.

Email Chad Smith, Esq., Program Director at smithcha@cua.edu, or call (202) 319-4389.

Paralegal Certificate Program Benefits:
  • Earn your certificate in 1 year.
  • Federal financial and Generous scholarships are available.
  • Experiential Learning Credits can shorten your time to certificate completion.
  • Learn from experts with real-world experience in the law.
  • Flexible online classes are available for working adults.
  • Prepare for an immediate career in a paralegal office.
  • Individualized attention and small class sizes.
  • Also available as an Associate's Degree.
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Positions range from Real Estate and Title Insurance Paralegals, Public Defender Paralegals, Bankruptcy Paralegals, and Criminal Law Paralegals.
noun_salary_1923778_b30000.png Average Salary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an increase of 18% in paralegal jobs from the year 2010-2020. The average salary for paralegal professionals is $50,940. The highest-earning 10% of paralegals earn an average of $79,010.

noun_honor-student_871291_b30000.png Alumni Outcomes
Students in our program work at the D.C and Federal Government, private law offices, and the State Department.
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Students can complete the Associate's in as little as 2 years and the Paralegal Studies Certificate in 1 year.
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