Legal Administrative Assistant (LS)

The Legal Administrative Assistant degree program prepares students to enter today's high-tech legal office environment. The program provides extensive training in computerized keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheets, database, legal terminology, transcription, and the advanced language arts skills needed to prepare and edit a wide variety of legal documents. Training also focuses on developing and refining the communications, interpersonal skills, and decision-making skills necessary to be successful in a challenging career.


As part of the program, students have the opportunity to enhance career development by integrating both classroom study and work experience through participation in the Office Technology Internship or the Office Technology Cooperative Education program.

Course See Note  Course Title Credits   LA-ELECTIVE 1 Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   OFT102 2 Keyboarding 2: Speed Development (OL) 3   OFT106   Speed Writing for Notetaking 3   OFT114   Business Communications (OL) 3   OFT124   Legal Terminology 3       ACC104   Essentials of Accounting for Business     or  BUS102   Business Law (OL) 3   CMP101   Composition 1 (OL, CT) 3   LA-ELECTIVE   Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   OFT123   Word Processing for the Office (OL, CT) 3   OFT201   Keyboarding 3: Advanced Document Processing (OL) 3   CMP104-150   Composition 2 Elective (OL, CT) 3   OFT150   Interpersonal Skills in the Workplace 3   OFT209   Information Transcription (OL) 3   OFT222   Spreadsheet and Presentation Applications (CT) 3   OFT226   Records Management and Database Applications (OL) 3   COP202 3 Cooperative Education/Internship (OL) 3   HUM-ELECTIVE   Humanities Elective(s) (OL) 3   LA-ELECTIVE   Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   OFT220   Legal Office Procedures 4   SPE102/104   Speech or Small Group Communication 3

Notes  1 Students who are not computer literate are encouraged to select CPS100. Other Liberal Arts electives are PHI116, IDS204.  2 Individuals with NO previous Keyboarding/Typewriting experience or individuals who type fewer than 35 words per minute should take OFT101 in the first semester. Individuals who type 45 or more words per minute AND have knowledge of MSWord should enroll in OFT201, and upon successful completion can receive 3 credits for OFT102 by Evaluation Credit by Certificate/License through the Center for Alternative Studies and Educational Testing.  3 Students may be eligible for COP202 exemption. Please see the COP202 Coop Ed/Internship Exemption Form found on the Academic Department Web page for details. If exemption is approved, student must complete a 3-credit open elective.