Legal Secretarial Studies
Overview
Legal secretarial studies programs prepare people to work in legal offices.Programs in legal secretarial studies include topics such as:
- Office management
- Business law and communications
- Legal terminology
- Legal research
- Records management
- Professional standards and ethics
Schools
Many career and technical schools as well as most community colleges and two-year schools offer certificate and associate degree programs in legal secretarial studies. A certificate program usually takes a year of full-time study. An associate degree program usually takes two years of full-time study.
A very small number of colleges and universities offer a bachelor's degree in legal secretarial studies. A bachelor's degree usually takes four years of full-time study to complete.
See schools that offer this program.
Related Educational Programs
- Accounting
- Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Court Reporting
- Executive Secretarial Studies
- Office Management
- Office Support
- Paralegal Studies
Related Careers
Careers Directly Related to this Program of Study
Other Careers Related to this Program of Study
- Court Clerks
- Insurance Policy and Claims Clerks
- Paralegals
- Secretaries
- Title Examiners and Searchers
Program Admission
You can prepare for this program of study by getting your high school diploma or GED.
Some training programs require applicants to meet the following admission requirements:
- Minimum keyboarding speed, perhaps 35 wpm
- At least one year of office experience OR completed an office administration training program
Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:
- Business and Applied English
- Business Math
- Keyboarding
- Office Aide
- Office Procedures
- Public Speaking
- Word Processing
Typical Course Work
Program Courses
A certificate program in legal secretarial studies typically requires that you study courses such as the following:
- Database Concepts
- Intermediate Word Processing
- Introduction to Internet Technology
- Legal Environment of Business
- Legal Terminology and Procedures
- Legal Transcription
- Machine Transcription
- Office Administration
Things to Know
Office technology changes constantly. Expect to take classes throughout your career to keep your skills up-to-date.
Schools
King-Snohomish Area
Edmonds Community College
- Business Information Technology--Legal Office Specialist
Everett Community College
- Business Technology--Legal Office Assistant
- Business Technology--Legal Office Support
Green River College
- Legal Administrative Assistant
Renton Technical College
- Legal Assistant
Spokane Area
Spokane Community College
- Legal Administrative Assistant
- Legal Office Software Specialist
Vancouver Area
Clark College
- Legal Office
West Side Area
Bellingham Technical College
- Legal Administrative Assistant
Peninsula College
- Administrative Office Systems--Legal Assistant I & II
- Administrative Office Systems--Legal Office Assistant
South Puget Sound Community College
- Office Technology--Legal Administrative Assistant
Yakima Area
Yakima Valley College
- Business Technology--Bilingual Legal Office Assistant
- Business Technology--Legal Office Assistant
- Business Technology--Legal Receptionist