The body of knowledge required to effectively perform legal support services can only come from a formal education in paralegal studies. As attorneys, corporations and government agencies work within an increasingly complex legal framework, the level of responsibility they expect paralegals to be able to take on has also increased. Law offices and other employers in Mississippi have come to rely on paralegals with the kind of expertise that can only come from earning a certificate or degree in paralegal studies.
We take paralegal education serious here. Every major law firm, corporate legal department, financial services firm and government agency, from Jackson to Gulfport relies on qualified paralegals to grease the cogs of the legal process. Without well-educated paralegals hard at work to make it happen, there wouldn’t be many high-powered law firms and corporate entities making their home in our humble state. We owe a lot to the work they do, and we want to show it.
We put together some recommendations for the best online paralegal programs from the best schools in the nation serving students in Mississippi. These schools offer degree programs and certificates that cater to a wide range of students – from recent high school graduates just getting their careers off the ground, to mid-career professionals pivoting to the paralegal field, to experienced paralegals thinking of going back to school to bolster their credentials.
Coahoma Community College
Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies – Campus
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies – Campus
Hinds Community College
AAS in Paralegal Technology – Campus and online
Paralegal Technology Certificate – Campus and online
Holmes Community College
AAS in Paralegal Technology – Campus
Paralegal Technology Certificate – Campus
Itawamba Community College
AA in Paralegal Studies – Campus
AAS in Paralegal Technology – Campus
Jones County Junior College
AAS in Paralegal Technology – Campus
Mississippi College
BS in Paralegal Studies – Campus and online
Certificate in Paralegal Studies – Campus and online
Minor in Paralegal Studies – Online
Mississippi University for Women
BS/BA in Paralegal Studies – Campus
Legal Studies Minor – Campus and online
Northeast Mississippi Community College
AAS in Paralegal Technology – Campus
Paralegal Certificate – Campus
Northwest Mississippi Community College
AAS in Paralegal Technology – Campus and online
Paralegal Certificate – Campus and online
Paralegal Technical Certificate – Campus and online
University of Mississippi
BPS in Paralegal Studies – Campus
Minor in Legal Studies – Campus
University of Southern Mississippi
BA in Legal Studies – Campus