Legal Administration, Certificate

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Program Description/Purpose: Designed to provide an individual with a sufficient level of knowledge, understanding and proficiency to perform tasks as an assistant in a legal setting.

Occupational Outcomes: The occupational objectives include entry-level employment in public and private organizations as a legal administrative assistant or deputy court clerk.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students will effectively recognize the unauthorized practice of law.
Students will prepare a legal contract utilizing proper format, elements, legal terminology, grammar, and punctuation.
Students will recognize and resolve potential legal and ethical conflicts of interest.

Courses are displayed under the semester in which they are regularly offered and are recommended to be taken in this sequence to ensure timely graduation. It is possible that a course shown in a particular semester may not be offered due to low enrollment or other factors.

Certificate Curriculum

Fall Semester

ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 cr.
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications 3 cr.
LGL 110 - Introduction to the Law and the Paralegal 3 cr.
LGL 125 - Legal Research 3 cr.
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 cr.
Elective - Legal Administration (LGL) 3 cr.¹

Spring Semester

LGL 126 - Legal Writing 3 cr.
LGL 130 - Law Office Administration & Management 3 cr.
LGL 217 - Trial Practice and the Law of Evidence 3 cr.
LGL 200 - Ethics for the Legal Assistant 1 cr.
LGL 230 - Legal Transactions 3 cr.
Elective - Legal Administration (LGL) 3 cr.¹

Program Total: 32 Credits

¹LGL 215 and LGL 216 are suggested for students without a specialty interest as it enhances general legal skills. Students are advised to meet with an academic or faculty advisor for optimum course selection.