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LEGAL ASSISTANT
Laws regulate business and govern all aspects of an ever-changing world.
The dynamics of the legal profession offer the legal assistant an exciting
and challenging environment. Iverson Business School's Legal Assistant
program is designed to develop student skills in areas such as organization,
communication, legal transcription, computers, legal vocabulary, and litigation
procedures. Graduates of this program are prepared for an entry level
position in any legal office with a comprehensive knowledge of legal office
procedures, legal terminology, court systems, accounting, legal record
keeping, billing clients and the preparation, filing and service of legal
documents. They will learn keyboarding, machine transcription, skills
for effective client/coworker relationships and be provided with the opportunity
to certify their typing speed, 10-key speed, editing skills and legal
office software application abilities. Graduates of this program may find
entry-level employment as legal office workers for businesses in several
sectors of the economy (government/law enforcement, service/retail, non-profit)
and in a wide variety of positions including: Junior Legal Secretary,
Legal Office Receptionist, Legal Assistant or Legal Support Employee for
law firms, real estate companies, insurance
companies, law enforcement agencies, and government agencies.
Program Entrance Score - 143
Minimum Section Scores: Language (42); Reading (43); Numerical (41)
Program Objective: This program is designed to prepare students
for a career in legal office management. As with any executive position
within a company one must possess a good knowledge of general business,
have the ability to learn all procedures and become an expert in dealing
with all documents and forms applicable to that office. Good management
skills are a must to maintain a harmonious and efficient office in today's
office world.
The approximate amount of time required for
completion of the day Legal Assistant program is forty-one (41) weeks
and the evening program is fifty-one (51) weeks.
*offered at the Main and Branch Campus
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