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2009-2010 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2009-2010 Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED]

Legal Administrative Assistant Concentration: Public and Government Service, A.A.S.


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A legal administrative assistant is qualified through basic legal knowledge as well as office/computer skills for employment and multitasking in the legal environment.

This program is not designed for transfer although many institutions accept all or part of the course work toward the bachelor’s degree.

Summary of Required Hours

     
Course Title Credit Hours
Freshman Fall Spring
BUS 1010 - Introduction to Business  3  
CIS 1110 - Business Applications on PC’s  3  
ENGL 1010 - Composition I  3  
LAW 1010 - Basic Law  3  
LAW 1040 - Legal Research    3
OSA 1610 - Keyboarding  2  
OSA 1630 - Data Entry    1
OSA 2310 - Records Management    2
1Career/Technical Elective   3
2Humanities/Fine Arts Elective   3
2Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective   3
     
Total 14 15
     
Sophomore    
BUS 2020 - Business Communications/Report Writing    3
3CPE 1010 - Cooperative Education I    3
LAW 1050 - Legal Writing  3  
MGT 2110 - Office Management     
or   3
OSA 2110 - Office Procedures/Administration     
SPE 2310 - Public Speaking  3  
1Career/Technical Electives 9 3
2Natural Science/Mathematics Elective   4/3
     
Total 15 16/15
     

1In consultation with academic advisor, students may select electives that meet career/college degree requirements.

2In consultation with academic advisor, students may select appropriate Humanities/Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Science, and Natural Science/ Mathematics electives.

3Cooperative Education placements in the legal field must be prearranged with the Cooperative Education Office before students can enroll in the course. The academic advisor will help determine when the student is prepared for their internship.

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