Office and Legal Administration

The full-time Legal Administrative Assistant Program consists of six legal courses, daily typing speed and accuracy development, and a practicum in a legal environment. Classes are held from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday through Friday each week.

Class size is limited to 20 students. Computer labs are networked and there is a computer for each student.

Daily Class Schedule:

8 a.m. - 12 noon	Legal lecture and discussion Review of previous day's legal assignments
1 - 3:15 p.m.	Work on legal assignments on computer
noon - 1 p.m.	Lunch
Homework:	About 2 hours per night

COURSE SCHEDULE

Introduction to Legal Office Procedures (3 weeks)
Litigation (4 weeks)
Family Law (2 weeks)
Conveyancing (4 weeks)
Wills & Estates (2 weeks)
Corporate (3 weeks)
Speed & Accuracy 3 (daily)
Practicum (2 weeks)

For detailed course descriptions, please see the end of the Legal Administrative Assistant page.

If you are interested in pursuing the next level of legal training, see the Paralegal Certificate Program.