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Legal Administrative Assistant LA11

This certificate program is intended to prepare student for immediate employment as entry-level office assistants in law offices and government and corporate legal departments. The program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for success in legal offices as receptionists and as office assistants and prepares students in the areas of legal office etiquette, word processing, English grammar, and legal document preparation.

Minimum Test Scores:

Next Gen. ACCUPLACER

Reading: 224
Writing: 236
Arithmetic: 229

Curriculum

Program Courses

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3
COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3
BUSN 1240Office Procedures

3
BUSN 1400Word Processing Applications

4
BUSN 1440Document Production

4

Occupational Guided Electives 3 hours

Select One Accounting Course

ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4
BUSN 2200Office Accounting

4

Paralegal Courses Select Two

PARA 1100Introduction to Law and Ethics

3
PARA 1105Legal Research/Legal Writing I

3

Total Credit Hours: 30