Legal Administrative Assistant
Spring 2018
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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Additional Costs
Books | $3000 |
Supplies and Equipment | $600 |
* Estimated cost of books, supplies and equipment for six quarters excluding prerequisites. |
Program Description
The Legal Administrative Assistant program combines a well-balanced academic program with expert legal office instruction, giving the student the diversified training and background needed to hold a position of responsibility and importance in many areas of the legal world. This program helps raise the legal office skills of the student to a professional level, gives the student a technical background through completion of technical skill courses and an academic background, provides the student a mature understanding of professional responsibilities, and provides for minimum additional on-the-job training.
To enter the certificate program, students must pass a keyboarding test with 40 wpm. A 2.5 grade or better in each class is required for an A.A.S. degree or Certificate.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Spell, pronounce, and correctly use legal terms.
- Write and accurately transcribe dictated legal material.
- Create pertinent legal forms and documents.
- Operate office equipment, including computers, printers, transcribing equipment, and copying machines.
- Organize and plan office work, and exercise leadership skills that encourage successful team work.
- Demonstrate ability to think critically.
- Demonstrate an entry-level competence and knowlege of word processing and knowledge of technological/legal advancements.
- Demonstrate language and human relations skills to enhance communications with other law-related offices and courts.
Career Opportunities
Legal administrative assistants are employed in the following areas: law offices, state and local courts, legal departments of banks, contract and mortgage departments of mortgage and insurance companies, and legal departments of private corporations such as real estate and brokerage firms, contract departments of TV and radio stations and administrative agencies.
AAS - SCC
Offered at Locations: Spokane Community College |
First Quarter |
BT 105 | Basic Grammar for Business II | 5 |
BT 106 | Computing Essentials 1 | 5 |
BT 152 | College and Career Strategies | 3 |
| 13 |
Second Quarter |
BT 165 | Word Processing | 5 |
BT 272 | Business Correspondence | 5 |
CATT 102 | Introduction to Outlook | 2.5 |
| Business Elective | 3-5 |
| 15.5-17.5 |
Third Quarter |
BT 160 | Job Preparation Techniques | 3 |
BT 231 | Office Procedures | 5 |
| Electives - Legal Administrative Assistant 2 | 7.5 |
| 15.5 |
Fourth Quarter |
BT 273 | Business Research and Report Writing | 5 |
LSEC 236 | Legal Terminology | 5 |
LSEC 239 | Legal Formatting 3 | 5 |
| 15 |
Fifth Quarter |
ACCT 151 | College Accounting I | 5 |
LSEC 237 | Legal Terminology | 5 |
LSEC 244 | Legal Machine Transcription 4 | 5 |
| 15 |
Sixth Quarter |
ACCT 141 | QuickBooks 5 | 5 |
LA 105 | Washington and Idaho Court Rules | 3 |
LSEC 233 | Legal Office Practice 6 | 5 |
LSEC 285 | Legal Office Internship | 3 |
| 16 |
90-92 credits are required for the AAS |
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Business Elective |
BUS 102 | Math Skills for Business | 3 |
BUS 103 | Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators | 5 |
Electives - Legal Administrative Assistant |
CATT 120 | Microsoft Word I | 2.5 |
CATT 121 | Microsoft Word II | 2.5 |
CATT 122 | Microsoft Access I | 2.5 |
CATT 123 | Microsoft Access II | 2.5 |
CATT 138 | Microsoft Excel I | 2.5 |
CATT 139 | Microsoft Excel II | 2.5 |
CATT 190 | Introduction to PowerPoint | 2.5 |
CATT 191 | Advanced PowerPoint | 2.5 |
CATT 222 | Advanced Microsoft Access I | 2.5 |
CATT 223 | Advanced Microsoft Access II | 2.5 |
CATT 238 | Advanced Microsoft Excel I | 2.5 |
CATT 239 | Advanced Microsoft Excel II | 2.5 |
LA 211 | Debtor-Creditor and Bankruptcy | 3 |
LSEC 216 | Legal Office Procedures | 5 |
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1 | Students are placed in formatting courses according to their ability. Students who are given advanced standing in keyboarding classes will need to take business electives to meet the credits required for graduation. |
2 | Electives must be taken from the following list of courses: CATT 120,121,122,123,138,139,190,191,222,223,238,239,LSEC 216, or LA 211. Other unnamed courses may be substituted with approval of the program coordinator. A minimum grade of 2.5 in each class is required. |
3 | Prerequisites for legal assistant students taking these classes as part of the legal assistant program are keyboarding skills of 40 wpm, BT 109 and 165 or ENGL& 101 with a grade of 2.5 or higher or with permission of the program coordinator. |
4 | LSEC 239 with a grade of 2.5 or higher or permission of the instructor. |
5 | ACCT 151 or higher or permission of instructor. |
6 | LSEC 239 with a 2.5 grade or higher or permission of the instructor. Use of a personal computer is required for LSEC 233 in order to download and access legal software. |
7 | LA 110. |
8 | LSEC 239 with a 2.5 grade or higher or permission of the instructor. Use of a personal computer is required for LSEC 216 in order to download and access legal software. |
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Disclaimer: The college cannot guarantee courses will be offered in the quarters indicated. During the period this guide is in circulation, there may be curriculum revisions and program changes. Students are responsible for consulting the appropriate academic unit or adviser for more current and specific information. the information in this guide is subject to change and does not constitute an agreement between the college and the student.