216 CCSN 2007-2008 COURSE CATALOG
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Students may elect to graduate using the degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation, or when they declared or changed major or the current catalog. If a
program is official after a student has matriculated, the student may choose the degree requirements of the new program. In no case may a student use a catalog which is
more than six years old at the time of graduation.
LA C02
The Certificate of Achievement, Legal Support Specialist is designed to instruct students preparing to enter the legal field as secretarial sup-
port staff. The program covers the structure of law offices, administrative functions of legal support staff, the court system, specialty areas of
law, the trial process and procedures for processing a lawsuit. There is a heavy emphasis placed upon the computer application knowledge
required by the profession. The program of study qualifies its graduates to be employed in private law firms, corporate legal departments and
government legal offices. Graduates are also prepared for clerical positions in educational institutions, government offices, hospitals and insur-
ance companies. In addition, graduates may work as receptionists, clerk typists, or word processors or take charge of legal record keeping.
30
Total Credits
LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST
30 Credits
SPECIAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (27 Credits):
CR SEMESTER
COT 200 Word Processing I
3 ___________
ENG 101 Composition I
OR
ENG 107 Technical Communications I 3 ___________
LAW 101 Fundamentals of Law I
3 ___________
LAW 102 Fundamentals of Law II
3 ___________
LAW 267B Legal Office Practice and
3 ___________
Procedure
LAW 295 Supervised Field Experience 3 ___________
Plus 6 credits from the following;
LAW 201 Business Law I for Legal
3 ___________
Assistants
LAW 202B Business Law II for Legal
3 ___________
Assistants
LAW 204 Torts
3 ___________
LAW 231 Civil Procedure
3 ___________
LAW 232 Criminal Procedure
3 ___________
LAW 250 Administrative Law
3 ___________
LAW 251 Bankruptcy
3 ___________
LAW 252 Family Law
3 ___________
LAW 253 Law Office Management
3 ___________
LAW 255 Probate Procedures
3 ___________
LAW 258B Constitutional Law
3 ___________
LAW 259 Legal Writing
3 ___________
LAW 261 Legal Research I
4 ___________
LAW 262 Legal Research II
4 ___________
LAW 263 Ethics
3 ___________
LAW 264B Civil Evidence
3 ___________
Plus 3 credits from the following:
CIT 106B Spreadsheets
1 ___________
CIT 107B Database
1 ___________
CIT 109B Wordperfect
1 ___________
COT 127B Microsoft Office for Offices 3 ___________
IS 101 Introduction to Management 3 ___________
Information Systems
Computation included in LAW 267B
Human Relations included in LAW 101
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (3 Credits):
CR SEMESTER
COMMUNICATIONS:
3 ___________
COM 101 or BUS 107
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES - Graduates of this program will have the opportunity to:
• Demonstrate ability to perform business communication tasks.
• Gauge ability to maintain office records and calendars, and priori-
tize multiple tasks.
• Denote aptitude for understanding legal terminology, legal com-
plexities, and supporting documents.
• Appraise knowledge of law office protocol as prescribed by ethical
codes.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of procedural law, the law
library, and how to prepare legal documents.
