Office Administration – Legal Secretary, A.A.S.

Office Administration - Legal Secretary

A legal secretary prepares legal papers and correspondence of a legal nature, such as wills, summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas using electronic devices such as microcomputer, tablets, etc. Legal secretaries often provide lawyers with direct assistance, such as helping with research for cases, gathering necessary documents for trials, and submitting paperwork to courthouses.  Other duties may include scheduling client appointments, answering calls, taking notes during legal meetings and maintaining the firm’s legal research references.

Area I - Written Composition: 3 Semester Hours

• ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Hrs.

Area II- Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 Semester Hours

• SPH 106 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 Hrs. or
• SPH 107 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 Hrs.

Area III - Natural Science, CIS, or Mathematics: 9-10 Semester Hours

• MTH 100 - Intermediate College Algebra 3 Hrs. or
• MTH 116 - Mathematical Applications 3 Hrs.

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• CIS 146 - Microcomputer Applications 3 Hrs.

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• Computer Science, Math or Natural Science Elective 3-4 Hrs.

Area IV - History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences: 3 Semester Hours

• ECO 232 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hrs. or

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• Choose from:

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Area V - Technical Concentration and Electives: 43 Semester Hours

43 hours if one of the listed OAD classes is taken as CIS for Area III

• ORI 101 - Orientation To College 1 Hr.
• BUS 215 - Business Communication 3 Hrs.
• OAD 101 - Beginning Keyboarding 3 Hrs.
• OAD 103 - Intermediate Keyboarding 3 Hrs.
• OAD 125 - Word Processing 3 Hrs. (also available as CIS 196A)
• OAD 126 - Advanced Word Processing 3 Hrs. (also available as CIS 196B)
• OAD 131 - Business English 3 Hrs.
• OAD 137 - Computerized Financial Record Keeping 3 Hrs.
• OAD 138 - Records/Information Management 3 Hrs.
• OAD 218 - Office Procedures 3 Hrs.
• OAD 232 - The Computerized Office 3 Hrs. (also available as CIS196D)
• OAD 242 - Office Internship 3 Hrs.
• OAD 243 - Microsoft Excel 3 Hrs. (or CIS 286 ; also available as CIS 196E )
• PRL 101 - Introduction to Paralegal Study 3 Hrs.

Total Hours Required for Degree: 64-65