Individuals eyeing careers in administrative work with legal background will find a fitting educational foundation in the Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies (BSLS) Program. Herzing University offers the program in the online format. However, it should be noted that the university’s Atlanta and New Orleans campuses require all paralegal courses to be taken in the traditional classroom format. Graduates can look forward to entry-level as well as management training positions including paralegal manager, law officer administrator, office manager, client service representative, human resource representative or account representative.

Students need to complete a minimum of one hundred twenty-six (126) credit hours to graduate approximately in thirty-six (36) months or nine (9) semesters of full course load. Required Management Core Courses include Accounting I, Finance, Introduction to Management, The Digital Firm and Business Communications, Leadership and Team Dynamics, Principles of Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Human Relations, Quantitative Decision Making, principles of Microeconomics, and Principles of Macroeconomics. Required Introductory Legal Studies Courses include Business Law I, Computers and Application Software, Introduction to Legal Assisting, Legal Research, Family and Tort Law, Ethics and Paralegal Professionalism, Law Office Procedure, Civil Litigation and Legal Writing while Advanced Legal Studies Courses include International Business, Legal Office Administration, Business Organization, and Advanced Legal Research.

Other required courses consist of fifteen (15) semester credits of Elective Courses, three (3) semester credits of Capstone or Internship, thirty-three (33) semester credits of General Education Courses, and two (2) semester credits of Personal Development Courses. Graduates of this program can pursue further studies to become a lawyer or work as a legal assistant in law firms and government agencies. The Herzing University Online is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.