Paralegal brings prior experience to law school studies
Published: December 24, 2025
Law student Zvy Ponce de Leon got her first taste of the legal field by
earning an associate’s degree in paralegal studies, along with her high
school diploma, from Washtenaw Technical Middle College in Ann Arbor,
after attending Wayne-Westland schools through her freshman year of high
school.
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