CTI Career Search

New York Paralegal and Legal Assistant Schools And Careers

Career Information for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in New York

Paralegals And Legal Assistants picture    Paralegals And Legal Assistants image

Fast Facts for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in New York

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: New York, Nassau, and Buffalo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Ithaca, Utica, and Poughkeepsie
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Nassau, and Buffalo

Salaries for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in New York

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New York, Poughkeepsie, and Nassau. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in New York are listed below.

Selected Paralegal Training Schools in New York

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

Request info from multiple schools, by clicking the Get Info links.

Everest Institute
Rochester

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

  • Programs: Law
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Berkeley College
New York, White Plains

Berkeley College (BC) offers many different programs in the business field, with campuses in New York, New Jersey, and online.

  • Programs: Law
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Briarcliffe College
Bethpage

Career-oriented college with 35 years experience teaching useful job skills to its attendees. Offers intercollegiate athletic programs.

  • Programs: Law
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Selected Online Schools for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in New York

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Virginia College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Berkeley College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Everest University OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Brookline CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Minnesota School of BusinessOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, CertificateGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Anthem CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteOnlineAssociateGet Info

More New York Paralegal Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Broome Community CollegeBinghamtonAssociate6,558
Corning Community CollegeCorningAssociate5,072
CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronxAssociate9,003
CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronxAssociate5,112
CUNY John Jay College Criminal JusticeNew YorkMasters14,841
CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island CityAssociate15,169
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklynBachelor13,502
Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsieAssociate8,248
Erie Community CollegeBuffaloAssociate13,053
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaiguaAssociate5,351
Genesee Community CollegeBataviaAssociate6,472
Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimerAssociate3,328
Hilbert CollegeHamburgBachelor1,046
Ithaca CollegeIthacaDoctorate6,660
Jefferson Community CollegeWatertownAssociate3,191
Long Island University-Brooklyn CampusBrooklynDoctorate & First Professional8,174
Marist CollegePoughkeepsieMasters5,727
Mildred Elley SchoolAlbanyAssociate396
Monroe Community CollegeRochesterAssociate17,482
Nassau Community CollegeGarden CityAssociate21,483
Rockland Community CollegeSuffernAssociate6,653
Sage College of AlbanyAlbanyDoctorate1,987
Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectadyAssociate4,367
St. John's University-New YorkQueensDoctorate20,096
Suffolk County Community CollegeSeldenAssociate22,092
Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch SheldrakeAssociate1,611
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhallaAssociate12,073
Tompkins-Cortland Community CollegeDrydenAssociate3,213

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Paralegals And Legal Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Paralegals and Legal Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NEW YORK

   
New York20,860$60,6702
Nassau2,990$53,9001.1
Buffalo1,270$46,0201.1
Albany1,000$45,1701.1
Rochester910$44,0800.9
Syracuse500$48,1400.8
Binghamton150$43,6200.7
Poughkeepsie350$54,6100.7
Utica100$45,0600.4
Ithaca30$44,0500.4
Employment For:
All JobsParalegals And Legal Assistants > New York

Career and College Resources on CityTownInfo

Real-World Career Reports

Career Stories from workers: daily activities, job tips, best/worst job aspects, training, etc.

Daily Career & Education News from our staff. We're an approved Google News provider!

Career References and Original Articles

Resource Center. A starting point for all CityTownInfo career and college resources.

Career Overviews of hundreds of careers: descriptions, salaries, forecasts, schools, more.

Best Careers Not Requiring Degrees: Good pay, job growth, low need for degrees.

Helpful Articles, many in "how-to" format; e.g., "How to Become a Chef".

College Directories and Lists

These lists link to thousands of detailed school profiles.

Colleges by State. Nearly every college and trade school in the country.

Colleges Listed Alphabetically. About 7,000 colleges & trade schools, including online schools.

Colleges by Major City. Browse cities with multiple college options.

Online Colleges. Colleges with online degree programs.

Graduate Schools by State. Colleges offering graduate degree programs.

Graduate Schools by Major City. Find cities with multiple graduate school options.

Copyright © QuinStreet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Click to verify BBB accreditation and to see a BBB report.    TRUSTe online privacy certification