PLG 250 - Paralegal Practicum

Credits: 2

The Paralegal Practicum is a full-semester review, application, and exploration of students’ legal studies both through a collaborative classroom environment and a customized externship opportunity. The student identifies an externship opportunity that is approved by the Paralegal Department thus beginning a collaborative mentorship between workplace employer and the Paralegal Department. Students will, through in-class instruction, review and refine the legal skills they have acquired in the Paralegal Program and then apply those skills in the workplace. Throughout the semester students will collaborate regularly under the supervision of the instructor to identify workplace strengths and weaknesses so that their Paralegal skills can be further refined to accommodate the particularities of their externship responsibilities. The course will end with a collaborative career placement plan that students can continue upon completion of the Paralegal Program. Practicum–2-credit course–1 credit approved externship, 45 documented hours. 1 credit verifiable instructional time.