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:

First Semester: 12 Hours

LSEC 101:Legal Office Concepts I Credit Hours: 3
LSEC 150:Legal Ethics and Professionalism Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 100:Computer Concepts Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101:Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3

Second Semester: 9 Hours

LSEC 201:Legal Concepts II Credit Hours: 3
LSEC 250:Litigation Documentation Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 115:Software Applications Credit Hours: 3

Total Credit Hours: 21

Students must make a “C” or higher in prerequisite courses before enrolling in any given course.