The Legal Assistant Specialization is designed to teach the technical skills and critical thinking skills required of the legal assistant. Legal assistants perform independent legal work under the supervision of an attorney. Some of the legal assistant’s most important tasks include helping lawyers prepare for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. Legal assistants may help prepare legal arguments, draft pleadings and motions to be filed with the court, obtain affidavits, and draft contracts, mortgages, and separation agreements.
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Corporate Paralegal
Paralegal Supervisor
Court Registrar
Social Services Administrative Assistant
Nursing Home/Rehab Administrative Assistant
In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into the Administrative Support Technology: Legal Assistant Specialization program requires competency in English and Math – MDE 10 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.
The following list is a suggested sequence in which students may plan their class schedules to ensure graduation in two years.
First Semester
| Course # | Course Title | Lect. Hrs. | Lab Hrs. | Credits | Transfer |
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| AST 101 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AST 136 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Elective 3 | Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 111 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
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| LGL 110 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| SDV 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
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| Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||
Second Semester
| Course # | Course Title | Lect. Hrs. | Lab Hrs. | Credits | Transfer |
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| AST 102 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AST 236 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| CST 126 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
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| HLT/PED | Health/Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| LGL 126 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| LGL 218 | 3 | ||||
| Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester | 14 | 0 | 17 | ||
Third Semester
| Course # | Course Title | Lect. Hrs. | Lab Hrs. | Credits | Transfer |
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| AST 107 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AST 141 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
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| AST 234 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AST 243 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Elective 4 | Natural Science, AST, or IT Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LGL 236 | Elder Law | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||
Fourth Semester
| Course # | Course Title | Lect. Hrs. | Lab Hrs. | Credits | Transfer |
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| AST 247 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AST 253 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AST 298 * | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Elective 2 | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MTH 132 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
