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Bachelor in Legal Studies

A bachelor's in legal studies will give aspiring legal assistants and lawyers a comprehensive understanding of the legal, ethical, technical, and communicative world of legal studies. Most programs focus on theory, history, and specific areas of litigation including family law, criminal law, and international law. Many graduates with a bachelor's in legal studies will obtain work as a paralegal, legal secretary, or law clerk, or they will continue on with their studies to obtain a Juris Doctor and be entitled to practice law. Paralegals and law clerks assist lawyers or judges by researching, investigating and preparing legal documents while lawyers are responsible for the client and court cases of legal investigations. Paralegals make an average of $43,000 annually while an entry-level lawyer starts at $60,000 annually with an average wage of $102,000 per year.

Online Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Keiser University eCampus

Campuses: Online
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Post University Online

Campuses: Online
  • Certificate in Paralegal
  • Legal Studies

Alabama Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

South University

Campuses: Montgomery
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Herzing College

Campuses: Birmingham
  • Legal Studies

Arizona Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Phoenix, Tucson
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Florida Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

South University

Campuses: Tampa, West Palm Beach
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Herzing College

Campuses: Orlando
  • Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Miami
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Georgia Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

South University

Campuses: Atlanta, Savannah
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Herzing College

Campuses: Atlanta
  • Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Atlanta
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Idaho Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Boise
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Illinois Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Quad Cities
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Indiana Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Merrillville, Michigan City, South Bend
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Kansas Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Kansas City, Salina
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Kentucky Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Hopkinsville, Louisville, Northern Kentucky
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Louisiana Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Herzing College

Campuses: New Orleans
  • Legal Studies

Minnesota Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Herzing College

Campuses: Minneapolis
  • Legal Studies

New Mexico Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Albuquerque
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Ohio Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Herzing College

Campuses: Online, Toledo
  • Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Akron, Cincinnati, Findlay, North Canton
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Oklahoma Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Tulsa
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Pennsylvania Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

South Carolina Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

South University

Campuses: Columbia
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Brown Mackie College

Campuses: Greenville
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Virginia Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

South University

Campuses: Richmond
  • Legal Studies
  • Paralegal

Wisconsin Schools Offering Bachelor in Legal Studies

Herzing College

Campuses: Kenosha, Madison
  • Legal Studies