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\"American<\/strong>Austin Community College’s Legal Paralegal Program is a night\/Saturday program designed to prepare the student to function as a paralegal (legal assistant) in a law firm or the law department of a government agency or corporation. Topics include family law, real property, wills and trusts, civil litigation, and legal writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Austin Community College’s Legal Paralegal Program is a night\/Saturday program designed to prepare the student to function as a paralegal (legal assistant) in a law firm or the law department of a government agency or corporation. Topics include family law, real property, wills and trusts, civil litigation, and legal writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"three_columns","heading":"","column_1":"

\"Person<\/strong><\/p>\n

What level of education is required?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Program accepts high school graduates, but also trains students who already hold bachelor degrees, master’s degrees and Ph.D.s.<\/p>\n","column_2":"

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How flexible is the program?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each evening law course meets one night per week and these courses are offered Monday through Thursday evenings as well as Saturday mornings.<\/p>\n","column_3":"

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Who teaches the courses?<\/strong><\/p>\n

All of the law courses are taught<\/a> by licensed attorneys.<\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"Curious about our program?","column_1":"

Please take a look at the program<\/a> page, for details on the two options depending on your educational background. Also, review the course schedule<\/a>\u00a0to see if our class times and locations work with your schedule.<\/p>\n

Additionally, here is the\u00a0Tuition & Fees Chart<\/a>.\u00a0 In-district students pay $255 for each three LEH course.\u00a0 You can contact the Admissions Office at 512-223-4636 for help determining whether you are in-district, as well as help with registration.<\/p>\n

After you\u2019ve reviewed the program page and course schedule, please contact Shawn Slack<\/a>, Department Chair, at sslack@austincc.edu<\/a> or 512-223-3713 for additional information.<\/p>\n

Have you already applied for\u00a0admission<\/a>\u00a0to ACC? \u00a0If not,\u00a0here\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0the link and explanation of the process.<\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#e2e2e2","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"","column_1":"

The ACC\u00a0Paralegal<\/span> Department is accredited by SACS, approved by the American Bar Association, and approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which meets the recommended standards for paralegal<\/span>\u00a0education of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors.<\/strong><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#260859","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"","column_1":"