Prepare to obtain a position as a legal secretary with enhanced skills such as legal research and litigation assistance.

Objective: This program is designed to prepare graduates to assume positions as legal administrators or legal secretaries. A number of procedures, principles and skills important in a law office are studied, including an introduction to law office management. By preparing a variety of legal documents and using computerized legal programs, students become proficient in law office procedures.

Our emphasis is on giving you marketable skills that translate to the real-world work environment.

Program Length: 5 quarters
Diploma awarded upon successful completion of all graduation requirements. Click here to view a course outline for the Legal Office Administration program.

This program includes the following courses:

• Bookkeeping
• 10-key Keypad
• Various Computer, Internet and Microsoft courses
• Business English
• Business Correspondence
• Office Procedures
• Business Law
• Introduction to Civil Litigation
• Civil Litigation Procedures
• Real Property
• Family Law
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Law Office Docketing, Accounting and Management
• Mediation/Conflict Management
• Legal Transcription
• Legal Research
• And many more comprehensive courses!

If you’re looking for a Legal Office Administration program in California, discover more about Empire College.

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"I love working in the fast-paced, challenging and rewarding field of law. Empire's legal program has helped pave the way."
- Violet Bloomfield, Paralegal