Degree and Certificate Programs

Legal

Legal Secretary (5729)

Workforce Credit Certificate Program

This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills expanding the traditional role of the Legal Secretary. The content includes the use of technology to develop communications skills, higher level thinking skills, and decision making skills; legal terminology; the performance of office procedures specific to the legal environment; transcription of legal documents from machine dictation; the production of quality work in an efficient manner using advanced features of business software applications; research of job opportunities; and the production of high quality employment portfolios and job-seeking documents.

The program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the legal secretarial industry: planning; management; finance; technical and production skills; underlying principles of technology; labor issues; community issues; and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Required TABE scores are: Math, 10; Language, 10; and Reading, 10.

Application to the program is made by contacting the Program Manager of Office Systems Technology. For additional information call 904.381.3502.

Course Number and Title	Contact Hours	Workforce Credits
Professional Courses
*VPI 0100 Reading Skills
*VPI 0200 Mathematical Skills
*VPI 0300 Language Skills
OTA 0900 Business Systems and Technology	150	5.00
OTA 0902 Administrative Office Technology I	150	5.00
OTA 0903 Business Software Applications I	150	5.00
OTA 0909 Business Software Applications II	150	5.00
OTA 0474 Legal Office Technology I	150	5.00
OTA 0477 Legal Office Technology II	150	5.00
OTA 0475 Legal Aspects of Business	75	2.50
OTA 0478 Legal Office Technology III	75	2.50
Total Contact Hours	1,050	35.00

*Students who have satisfactory test scores are not required to take these courses.