Legal

Working in a law office is a fast-paced environment with both day-to-day tasks and those that need immediate attention. Because paralegals have to be available for court filings and research that the attorneys might need in a moment’s notice, not all law offices want their paralegals working remotely. However, just like many other industries changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, legal offices have made some changes, too, and the availability of remote paralegal jobs has increased over the past few years. 

Plenty of people have mulled over going into law at one point or another, but the reality of eight years of schooling is often out of reach. One career that puts you in the middle of all the action in a law office or legal department is as a paralegal. Paralegals are essential if a […]

From the outside, it seems to most people that lawyers are the heart of the legal field, but once you step inside a law office, you find that there are a team of professionals working together as a fine-tuned machine. Law clerks, paralegals, and legal assistants are some of the valuable behind-the-scenes workers who keep […]

A career in the legal field is in reach without needing to go through law school. Obtaining a paralegal certificate opens doors to an industry that is growing by 12% per year and adding over 40,000 new positions in the next decade. However, anyone interested in joining an offline or online paralegal program to become […]

If you’ve always wanted to be part of the legal industry but can’t imagine yourself going to law school, a career as a paralegal may be a good choice for you. Specializing in paralegal jobs will open the doors to job positions that interest you the most. Each state has different requirements, and we encourage […]

Washington Technical Institute is exceptionally proud of our quality, student-first instructors. To kick off our inaugural instructor spotlight blog, we want to introduce you to Josh Rich. Josh is the instructor for all of WTI’s legal programs which include our National, Senior, and Master Paralegal certificates, Immigration Law Specialist certificate, and Criminal Justice certificate. He […]

If you are organized, detail-oriented, computer savvy, and have good researching and people skills, working as a paralegal might be the career path for you. Paralegals are an integral part of any law office, government agencies, and even larger businesses’ legal departments. Paralegal job growth according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be higher […]