It might be difficult. Right now nobody can find work easily...even people with bachelor's and masters degrees are doing entry-level work that would normally be delegated to someone with a certificate or an associate's degree. I personally don't know any paralegals who don't at least have a bachelor's degree (most are law school drop-outs).

Sorry.......your degree is worthless.......the economy is against you.....consider this.........

There are thousand and thousands of talented, experience people on the street due to the economy¦the competition for any job is extreme. ¦people will do anything for much less just to feed their kids¦¦..I dont expect it to get any better before 2012¦¦

No, you will not be able to get a good job with an associate's degree - not in the vocational field of Law. TODAY's employers (usually law firms) want their employees to have BACHELORS degrees, from bricks and mortar colleges/universities.

"Certification" in the vocational field of Law is a SCAM. For a JOB in the vocational field of Law, you need a BACHELORS in paralegal studies.

No, you won't be able to make enough money to survive.

If you want a JOB when you are done with your studies, consider and look into the fields of: >>>Healthcare, Information Technology, Law ENFORCEMENT, environmentalism, emergency planning, accounting, education, entertainment, utilities, home-car-commercial-industrial repairs, vice industries, clergy, and/or debt collection. I spoke to a career counselor from Jobs and Family Services, and HE told me that these areas are where the jobs are, and future job opportunities/availability....and scholarships.

You can very likely find a job as a paralegal if you do well in school, at a decent salary. If you have student loans to pay off from your two years at the very expensive private school though, it will be tough.

Because your area is specialized, you should be able to secure paralegal employment. Provided that you would do well if your employer runs a background check on you and your grades in school are decent enough that you can put your GPA on your resume. But what the other posters are talking about is that right now, it really sucks for anyone looking for a job just about. I have a Bachelor's degree and then more credits beyond and I have no idea what I'm going to do when my UC runs out. I am probably going to end up working at a convenience store for 9 bucks an hour which is really embarrassing. Anyway, will you make enough money? That depends on how you live. Right now, I wish I could be a paralegal because it pays more than 10 bucks an hour. But you probably won't start at 60k a year. Let's put it this way: if you are really into it and you find the field interesting, it's not a bad career path. It's not a joke career like working in retail. Plus, if you ever get sick of it, paralegal experience is kind of like being a specialized administrative assistant so you could branch off into that. It's not a waste of your time in other words.

Well, my answer can only give you an idea from my personal experience. Will you be able to get a job? That greatly depends on what area you live in, the unemployment rate in that area, and whether or not your area is already over saturated with paralegals. No one can accurate depict for you what the job market is like. I can tell you in the Central Texas area, finding paralegal work is tight, but NOT impossible. I could probably make that general assumption for all the metropolitan areas of Texas. Finding work is not impossible. It is just more competitive.

I am often shocked at how many people ask, "Will this degree get me a job." A degree is just a piece of paper that lets employers know that you went to school. It doesn't tell them your experience, or special skills. It has no insight into how well you will fit in somewhere or whether or not your personality is a match. Employers are moving away from the 1980's old school thinking that degrees from certain universities automatically get your foot in the door. There are plenty of attorneys with degrees from Ivy League universities walking around jobless. It isn't what degree you have. It is how you present yourself and your skills.

Will you make enough money? Well, again. That is dependent on what your expectations are and what your comfort level is. The average paralegal starts off about $10-12/hour in a small, private firm here in Texas. I see larger firms in the city advertise $40k a year for an experienced paralegal, and often those position require 4-5 years experience and a bachelor's degree.

This is my second year as a paralegal. I feel my situation is unique as many of my peers that graduated the same time as me make less or plain didn't finish. I graduated with an Associates of Applied Science in Paralegal Studies from the local community college in the middle of nowhere. The poster that said all they knew were paralegals with bachelor's degrees is just silly. The majority hold an associate's degree with the small percentage holding bachelor's degrees. This profession is very hierarchal. There is a ladder to climb with you starting at a small firm with an associates and working your way up to the larger firms as you get experience and education. I attended an ABA approved program. I applied myself and won the program's scholarship. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA. I joined the local and state bar associations.

I was surrounded by people that thought being a paralegal was going to be "easy". I separated myself from everyone else. It sounds snobbish, but so many of those individuals were looking for an easy career and did not take the profession seriously. Once we started getting into what a paralegal actually does, they started dropping like flies. Make sure that you truly know what a paralegal does and figure out whether or not it is something you want to do with your life.

I can tell you what it is not. It's not easy. It can be stressful, and you are entrusted with people's most intimate and legal situations. It is not a sit down at your desk for nine hours and do nothing kind of job. Realize that a paralegal degree is highly specialized. If you decide that it isn't for you, you will be stuck with credit hours that will not transfer to a higher degree. I am working toward my bachelor's and most of my classes did not transfer. Most universities do not offer an equivalent to family law, or legal research. Please do your research. Attend an ABA approved program and do not get duped into thinking you are going to be "certified". The only way you become certified is taking an exam through NALA or NFPA. Both exams require a certain amount of experience and education. That is the ONLY way you are considered "certified."

I work in a small Texas town and make $32,000 year with bonus. Last year's bonus was $5,000. I have PPO insurance fully paid by the firm. I get paid vacation and they are laid back about sick time. They don't track it. If you're sick, you're sick. We are like a small family unit. I know that many of my peers are not so lucky.