0020 - Legal Secretary Certificate Course
Course Description
This intensive program is designed for both beginning and experienced secretaries who are interested in improving their skills and working more efficiently within the law office.
Students will study such topics as:
- legal terminology;
- legal process;
- jurisdiction and venue;
- ethics;
- written communications including letters, pleadings, discovery, notices and motions;
- filing procedures, billing and accounting;
- time management;
- records management;
- overview of commonly used word and data processing programs;
- legal research;
- memoranda preparation, and
- citation format.
During this session students will receive an introduction to the theory of law, the legal process, and the nature of the practice of law. Discussion will include the process of law as well as the specific legal terminology.
Students will be exposed to actual court documents and will prepare some of these documents as part of their homework. This session will be spent examining the intricacies of the law office, including office procedure manuals, billing techniques, and overall management techniques of the law office. Students will also be introduced to the basics of legal research and proper citation format.
Job search strategies and placement possibilities will also be discussed.
Non-credit training programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, providing you with effective face-to-face and web-based learning programs. Instructors/course mentors are actively involved in your learning experience, responding to any questions or concerns, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed. The training programs offered through Workforce Development are not part of academic degree programs.