Legal Secretary
Legal Secretary
Training Program
Program Overview
Legal secretaries are an essential part of the legal profession and assist with legal departments’ smooth running. The role of a legal secretary is to support the lawyers and paralegal in a law office or organization. As well as working within law firms, legal secretaries can work within other legal environments.
Legal secretaries perform several essential duties involving but not limited to producing legal documents, completing legal forms, typing professional correspondence from dictation, liaising with clients and responding to enquiries. By working as a legal secretary, you will get to know a wide range of legal procedures and build up experience in several different areas.
Course specifics
Course Code | Course Name |
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POFL 1003 | Legal Office Procedures & Terminology |
POFL 1091 | Computer Applications for Legal Secretaries |
Current schedule
Legal Office Procedures & Terminology
- Course Code: POFL 1003 152721
- 09/16/24 - 11/06/24
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Mon. & Wed.
Computer Applications for Legal secretaries
- Course Code: POFL 1091 15275
- 11/11/24 - 12/18/24
- 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Mon. & Wed.
Testing Information
Students who successfully complete the legal secretary program have the option to test for the Accredited Legal Professional (APL) from the National Association for Legal Support Professionals (NALS). For more information regarding the Accredited Legal Professional (APL) credential, please visit the NALS website.
Admission requirements
- Students must be 18 years of age
- High school diploma/GED NOT required
PROGRAM COST
- POFL 1003 - Legal Office Procedures & Terminology: $155.00
- PFOL 1091 - Applications for Legal Secretaries: $105.00
- Textbooks:
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Page last updated July 18, 2024.