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Legal Secretarial Technology-A.A.S. Degree
Legal secretaries assist attorneys in
their professional responsibilities in
private practice or governmental
agencies. They are skilled in oral and
written communications and in the
procedural aspects of legal specialty
areas, such as real estate, family law,
probate, and litigation. Legal secretaries
are proficient in using computers for
word processing, spreadsheet, and legal
applications. They compose routine
correspondence and transcribe letters,
legal forms, and documents. Legal
secretaries are knowledgeable of legal
concepts, ethical responsibilities, and
office policies and procedures.
Students successfully completing the
program are awarded the Associate of
Applied Science degree. Students may
enter in the autumn semester or the spring semester.
Autumn Entry:
| First Year | Autumn | Spring |
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| ACC 132T Accounting I | - | 3 |
| BUS 135T Business Law | - | 2 |
| COM 111T Business Communications | 3 | - |
| LEG 179T Legal Terminology | 2 | - |
| LEG 180T Legal Procedures | 3 | - |
| LEG 191T Civil Litigation for Legal Secretaries | - | 3 |
| MAT 111T Math for Business Professions | 3 | - |
| SEC 105T Electronic Calculators | - | 1 |
| SEC 106T Business Records Control | 1 | - |
| SEC 107T Keyboarding | 1 | - |
| SEC 108 Keyboarding Applications | 2 | - |
| SEC 114T Word Processing | - | 4 |
| SEC 183T Legal Transcription I | - | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 16 |
| Second Year | Autumn | Spring |
|---|
| COM 160A Oral Communications | 3 | - |
| CRT 188T Computers and Law | 3 | - |
| CRT 190T Spreadsheet Software | - | 3 |
| LEG 270T Real Estate | 2 | - |
| LEG 272T Administrative Law | - | 2 |
| LEG 284T Family Law for Legal Secretaries | - | 1 |
| LEG 287T Bankruptcy | 1 | - |
| LEG 288T Estates and Probate | - | 2 |
| LEG 294T Business Organizations | 1 | - |
| LEG 296T Law Office Management | - | 1 |
| PSY 110T Organizational Psychology | 3 | - |
| SEC 175T Workplace Issues | - | 3 |
| 1 | - |
| SEC 284T Legal Transcription II | 3 | - |
SEC 292T Secretarial Internship | - | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 14 |
Spring Entry:
| | Spring |
|---|
| BUS 135T Business Law | 2 |
| COM 111T Business Communications | 3 |
| MAT 111T Math for Business Professions | 3 |
| PSY 110T Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| SEC 106T Business Records Control | 1 |
| SEC 107T Keyboarding | 1 |
| SEC 108 Keyboarding Applications | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| | Autumn | Spring |
|---|
| ACC 132T Accounting I | - | 3 |
| COM 160A Oral Communications | 3 | - |
| LEG 179T Legal Terminology | 2 | - |
| LEG 180T Legal Procedures | 3 | - |
| LEG 191T Civil Litigation for Legal Secretaries | - | 3 |
| LEG 272T Administrative Law | - | 2 |
| LEG 284T Family Law for Legal Secretaries | - | 1 |
| LEG 288T Estates and Probate | - | 2 |
| LEG 296T Law Office Management | - | 1 |
| SEC 105T Electronic Calculators | 1 | - |
| SEC 114T Word Processing | 4 | - |
| SEC 175T Workplace Issues | 3 | - |
| SEC 183T Legal Transcription I | - | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 15 |
| | Autumn |
|---|
| CRT 188T Computers and Law | 3 |
| CRT 190T Spreadsheet Software | 3 |
| LEG 270T Real Estate | 2 |
| LEG 287T Bankruptcy | 1 |
| LEG 294T Business Organizations | 1 |
| SEC 275T Legal Communications | 1 |
| SEC 284T Legal Transcription II | 3 |
| SEC 292T Secretarial Internship | 2 |
| Total | 16 |
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Department of Business Technology