Legal Administrative Assistant

Spring 2018

Enrollment:

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Degrees and Certificates

Program Website:

View the program website

Tuition and Fees

http://www.ccs.spokane.edu/TuitionFees

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

  1. Spell, pronounce, and correctly use legal terms.
  2. Write and accurately transcribe dictated legal material.
  3. Create pertinent legal forms and documents.
  4. Operate office equipment, including computers, printers, transcribing equipment, and copying machines.
  5. Organize and plan office work, and exercise leadership skills that encourage successful team work.
  6. Demonstrate ability to think critically.
  7. Demonstrate an entry-level competence and knowlege of word processing and knowledge of technological/legal advancements.
  8. 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   105Basic Grammar for Business II 5
BT   106Computing Essentials 15
BT   152College and Career Strategies 3
13

Second Quarter

BT   165Word Processing 5
BT   272Business Correspondence 5
CATT 102Introduction to Outlook 2.5
Business Elective 3-5
15.5-17.5

Third Quarter

BT   160Job Preparation Techniques 3
BT   231Office Procedures 5
Electives - Legal Administrative Assistant 27.5
15.5

Fourth Quarter

BT   273Business Research and Report Writing 5
LSEC 236Legal Terminology 5
LSEC 239Legal Formatting 35
15

Fifth Quarter

ACCT 151College Accounting I 5
LSEC 237Legal Terminology 5
LSEC 244Legal Machine Transcription 45
15

Sixth Quarter

ACCT 141QuickBooks 55
LA   105Washington and Idaho Court Rules 3
LSEC 233Legal Office Practice 65
LSEC 285Legal Office Internship 3
16
90-92 credits are required for the AAS

Business Elective 

BUS  102Math Skills for Business 3
BUS  103Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators 5

Electives - Legal Administrative Assistant 

CATT 120Microsoft Word I 2.5
CATT 121Microsoft Word II 2.5
CATT 122Microsoft Access I 2.5
CATT 123Microsoft Access II 2.5
CATT 138Microsoft Excel I 2.5
CATT 139Microsoft Excel II 2.5
CATT 190Introduction to PowerPoint 2.5
CATT 191Advanced PowerPoint 2.5
CATT 222Advanced Microsoft Access I 2.5
CATT 223Advanced Microsoft Access II 2.5
CATT 238Advanced Microsoft Excel I 2.5
CATT 239Advanced Microsoft Excel II 2.5
LA   211Debtor-Creditor and Bankruptcy 3
LSEC 216Legal Office Procedures 5
1Students 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.
2Electives 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.
3Prerequisites 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.
4LSEC 239 with a grade of 2.5 or higher or permission of the instructor.
5ACCT 151 or higher or permission of instructor.
6LSEC 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.
7LA 110.
8LSEC 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.

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.