Associate Degree of Applied Business in Legal Assistant
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1455 Clock Hours/90 Weeks/ 77 Credit Hours

The objective of the Associate Degree in Legal Assistant program is to provide the legal knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level employment in the operation of legal and business environments. To provide a detailed understanding of law and legal procedures in rendering direct assistance to lawyers engaged in legal research. To provide the analytical and technical skills necessary to design, develop or plan modifications or new procedures, techniques, services, process or application in the field of law. To provide students with the practical ‘hands-on” opportunity to prepare or interpret legal documents and write detailed procedures for practicing in certain fields of law and general business environments.
To provide the student with an understanding of how to select, compile, and use technical information from such references as digests, encyclopedia, or practice manuals. To teach the student to analyze and follow procedural problems that involve independent decisions.

To provide the communication skills for effective interaction with other members of the legal business community. To provide entry-level employment as Legal Assistants in these and other institutions: Banks: Trust Officer, Probate & Pension Specialist, Escrow Officer, Real Estate Mortgage Specialist, Collection Specialist; Corporations: Litigation Specialist, Corporation Paralegal/Legal Assistants, Industrial Relations, Labor Relations Specialist, Probate and/or Pension Specialist; Insurance: Claims Adjuster.


Our goal is to academically prepare students for entry-level positions in the Corrections field for immediate employment in federal, state, private facilities, or as Legal Assistants working in Criminal Corrections, or with a Public Defender.

TO EARN AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OF APPLIED BUSINESS IN LEGAL ASSISTANT, THE FOLLOWING COURSES* ARE REQUIRED:

Real Estate Law **
Litigation Management **
Torts **
Paralegalism & Ethics **
Workers’ Compensation Law **
Domestic Relations **
Estates & Trusts **
Basic Legal Research **
Legal Research **
Criminal Law & Procedure **
Internship **

Keyboarding I
Keyboarding II
Computer Literacy
Legal Drafting & Computerized Applications


Introduction to College English
Introduction to College Math
Written Communications
College Algebra
Earth Science
Communication Skills
American Government & Politics
Sociology

*DOES NOT INDICATE THE ORDER IN WHICH THESE COURSES WILL BE OFFERED.

**CORE CLASS FOR THIS CONCENTRATION.

Courses  Required

Course#

Course Description

CLK Hrs.

First Semester

Total

210-240

Second Semester

Total

210

Total

Total

225

Earth Science

45

Total

225

Sixth Semester

Total

†This course outline contains only the suggested sequence of course work. Courses scheduled are dependent upon placement test results.
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*Does not indicate the order in which these courses will be offered.