Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Paralegal Program records
- Dates:
- 1975-1984, 1996
- Creators:
- University of San Diego School of Graduate and Continuing Education
- Abstract:
- These records include course materials, reports, and goals for the certificate Paralegal Program with the University of San Diego School of Law. These records document planning that occurred for the program as well as perceptions for how the program was faring in its early years.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Paralegal Program records, Copley Library, University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections.
Background
- Scope and content:
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These records document the functions of the Paralegal Program, formerly known as the Lawyer's Assistant Program, through its first decade. Records include statistics on program applicants, meeting materials of the Advisory Committee that organized the program's functions, reports from the American Bar Association, program descriptions, and plans for the future of the program. News, clippings, news releases, pamphlets, and brochures featuring in the program are also included.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Paralegal Program, formerly known as the Lawyer's Assistant Program, was added as a University of San Diego School of Law certificate program in 1975. It was a twelve week course in which students studied introductory law and selected an area of emphasis: litigation, real estate and mortgages, corporations and estates, or trusts and wills. The National Center for Legal Training worked with the USD School of Law and Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education, Raymond Brandes, to offer this type of Lawyer's Assistant training program. The program was thought to bring legal costs down by providing trained assistants to help lawyers with their work. In 1975 only six other universities offered this kind of program. Classes in the Lawyer's Assistant Program were also endorsed by the American Bar Association.
The Paralegal Program continues to be a certificate program in the USD School of Law, offering day and night courses with a range of emphasis areas.
- Custodial history:
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These are primarily records collected by Raymond Brandes who served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Continuing Education. As the Dean, Brandes oversaw many of the operations of the Paralegal Program.
- Processing information:
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Initial processing of these records was conducted by Tessie Camina in 2008. Further processing was conducted by Ashley Toutain in 2017.
- Arrangement:
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These records are arranged in alphabetical order.
- Physical description:
- 1 box (1 linear foot)
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
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law
continuing education
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2017
- Date Encoded:
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Paralegal Program records, Copley Library, University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections.
- Location of this collection:
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5998 Alcalá ParkSan Diego, CA 92110 2492, US
- Contact:
- (619) 260-2730