Legal Secretary
Certificate of Technical Studies

The Legal Secretary Program provides classroom and laboratory instruction and experience to students desiring a career as a secretary in the legal industry.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Recipients of the Certificate of Technical Studies in Legal Secretary will have demonstrated
2. ability to create and edit basic word processing documents involving proper grammatical and formatting skills;
3. ability to create and edit advanced word processing documents and correspondence as they apply to the legal profession;
4. ability to create and edit basic electronic spreadsheet documents utilizing basic algebra techniques and skills;
5. ability to create and edit basic database documents;
6. ability to create and edit basic presentation documents;
7. entry level competency in the tasks and duties performed by a legal secretary; and
8. knowledge of the ethics, professionalism, and confidentiality requirements of the legal secretary position.

Required courses for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Legal Secretary

First Semester		Hours
LSEC 101:	Legal Office Concepts I	3
LSEC 150:	Legal Ethics and Professionalism	3
CIS 105:	Computer Concepts	3
ENGL 101:	Composition & Rhetoric I	3
		12
Second Semester		Hours
LSEC 201:	Legal Office Concepts II	3
LSEC 250:	Litigation Documentation	3
CIS 115:	Software Applications	3
		9
Total credit hours		21

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