Offered at the SPC Reese Center

The two-year Paralegal Studies program is designed to prepare graduates to enter the legal profession with adequate knowledge of and expertise in the legal system and substantive and procedural law to be able to assist an attorney in the delivery of legal services. The student who completes this curriculum will be eligible to receive an Associate of Applied Science degree. Graduates of this program are also eligible to take the Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) examination given by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA). South Plains College is an institutional member of the American Association for Paralegal Education.

The Paralegal Studies program advisor is Joseph W. Kline, coordinator and associate professor of paralegal studies.