ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs
Daymar College
Paralegal Studies Program
3361 Buckland Sq.
Owensboro, KY 42304-2150
Director: Lynda B. Tabor
Telephone: 270.926.4040
Fax: 270.685.4090
Type of Institution: Proprietary, 2 yr
Degrees Offered: Associate of Science Degree
Minimum length of time to complete program: 2 years
Internships: Mandatory
For more information:
www.daymarcollege.edu
Description: The Paralegal Studies program offers students training and skills in preparing legal reports and documents, legal correspondence, legal research, drafting letters, questions for interrogatories, legal memoranda, briefs, pleadings, contracts, wills, and deeds. In addition, students receive training in Microsoft Excel and Word. Students are prepared for employment as legal office assistants, or managers, or as paralegals in either the public or private sector. The goal of the Paralegal Studies program is to prepare graduates for entry level paralegal positions to be employed by a lawyer, law office, corporation, government agency, or other entity and to perform specialized delegated, substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible. The program also gives graduates the general education necessary to manage interpersonal and social situations by preparing them to advance in professional and personal life as well as to adapt to changes in the legal environment. The Paralegal Studies program at Daymar College is approved by the American Bar Association.
Eastern Kentucky University
Paralegal Programs
McCreary 113
Richmond, KY 40475-3122
Director: James W. H. McCord
Telephone: 859.622.1025
Fax: 859.622.8019
Type of Institution: Public, 4 yr
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Arts Degree, Associate of Arts Degree
Internships: Mandatory
Description: Founded in 1976, the program was approved by the
ABA in 1980. EKU offers both a BA (4 yr) and AA (2 yr) degree.
Courses are offered days and evenings and are taught by attorneys.
All majors complete an internship in a law office. The program
is a charter member of the American Association for Paralegal
Education and the Lambda Epsilon Chi paralegal honor society.
It has an active Student Paralegal Assocaition. Graduates work
as paralegals and law-related professionals, and can go on to
law schools and various graduate schools.
Morehead State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Paralegal Program
Rader Hall, Room 319
Morehead, KY 40351
Stephen Herzog
Telephone: 606.783.2219
Fax: 606.783.2678
Degrees Offered: Baccalaureate Degree
Sullivan University
Institute for Paralegal Studies
Paralegal Studies Program
2355 Harrodsburg Road
Lexington, KY 40504
Helen L. Bongard
Telephone: 859.276.4357
Fax: 859.276.1153
Degrees Offered: Associate Degree
Sullivan University-Louisville
The Institute for Legal Studies
3101 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205
Nicholas W. Riggs
Telephone: 502.456.6504
Fax: 502.458.7467
Type of Institution: Proprietary
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Science, Associate in Science, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Minimum length of time to complete program: AS-102 quarter hrs
(18 months Day Division; 30 months Evening Division); BS-180 quarter
hrs; (36 months combination day and evening division); Post-Baccalaureate-58
quarter hrs (9 months Day Division; 18 months Evening Division)
Internships: Mandatory (for AS and Post-Bacclaureate Certificate)
For more information:
www.sullivan.edu
Description: The Institute for Legal Studies at Sullivan University
offers programs of study that lead to challenging and rewarding
careers as paralegals. All Legal Studies courses are taught by
attorneys and others who not only understand the complexities
of the law, but also instruct students on the practical skills
needed to be successful in the legal environment. In addition,
the legal reference section of the Sullivan University Learning
Resource Center provides access to law books, related materials
and computerized database (such as Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw), all
designed to enhance the learning potential of all Legal Studies
students. All Legal Studies programs are approved by the ABA.
University of Louisville
Paralegal Studies Program
Political Science Department
Ford Hall
Louisville, KY 40292
Director: Marsha A. Shields
Telephone: 502.588.6831
Fax: 502.852.7923
Type of Institution: Public, 4 yr
Degrees Offered: Associate in Arts
Minimum length of time to complete program: 63 semester hours
Internships: Mandatory
For more information: www.louisville.edu/a-s/polsci/paralegal
Description: The College of Arts and Science's Paralegal Studies
Program at the University of Louisville provides a high quality
liberal arts education as a foundation for specialized legal skills.
Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green Community College
Paralegal Studies Program
2355 Nashville Road
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Director: Julie Shadoan
Telephone: 270.780.2539
Fax: 270.780-2560
Degrees Offered: Associate Degree
