University of Maryland University College

Seeking partnerships with external organizations to create a community service link to our existing program.

We prepare students with the knowledge, skills and ethical principles necessary to research and produce legal information and documents in law-related environments. Focus is on fundamental legal knowledge, skills and ethical principles. The curriculum addresses the organization, function and processes of the lawmaking institutions in the American legal system, as well as the role of the paralegal in the legal system and the governing rules of legal ethics. It emphasizes legal analysis, legal writing and drafting, legal research and computer competence in the legal environment. The major in legal studies provides a solid foundation for challenging paralegal work in various legal settings as well as for further education in a variety of fields