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Orange County has two law schools: Western State University College of Law, which has full-time and part-time programs, and Chapman University School of Law, which boasts that 89% of its students have jobs eight months after graduation. Paralegal studies programs are available at Fullerton College and Platt College, while bachelor's degrees in criminal justice are offered at California State University, Fullerton and University of California - Irvine. The outlook for jobs for lawyers and paralegal jobs in Orange County is strong. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 22.3% growth in jobs for lawyers between 2002 and 2012 and 29.5% growth in paralegal jobs. Oddly, employment numbers for law clerks are predicted to hold steady (neither gaining nor losing) during the same time span. Meanwhile, the number of jobs for law enforcement workers is predicted to increase 12.7%, while a 32.1% growth is projected for private detectives and investigators. |
