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Aug 14, 2024
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2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Legal Assistant, CTS
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The Legal Assistant program provides classroom and laboratory instruction and experience to students desiring a career as a legal assistant in the legal industry.
Learning Outcomes:
Recipients of the Certificate of Technical Studies in Legal Assistant will have demonstrated:
- ability to create and edit basic word processing documents involving proper grammatical and formatting skills;
- ability to create and edit advanced word processing documents and correspondence as they apply to the legal profession;
- ability to create and edit basic electronic spreadsheet documents utilizing basic algebra techniques and skills;
- ability to create and edit basic database documents;
- ability to create and edit basic presentation documents;
- entry level competency in the tasks and duties performed by a legal assistant; and
- knowledge of the ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality requirements of the legal assistant position.
Required Courses for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Legal Assistant:
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Total Credit Hours: 21
Students must make a “C” or higher in prerequisite courses before enrolling in any given course.
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