Legal Administrative Assistant

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Overview

  • Delivery: Daytime Classes
  • Start: Fall or Spring Semester, Full- or Part-Time
  • Location: Rosemount Campus

Outcomes

Gainful Employment Reports

 

Major Description

This program prepares students to work in a variety of law-related fields. Specialized legal courses include Civil Procedures, Family Law and Criminal Law. Exposure to basic legal concepts is accomplished through courses in Transactional Law and Legal Proofreading & Editing. Students also take an array of general administrative courses covering software applications, keyboarding and communications.

Work Environment

Key employers include law firms, court systems, insurance agencies, legal and trust departments of banks, corporations and government agencies. Legal assistants interact often and directly with clients and staff.

Potential Job Titles

  • Legal Administrative Assistant
  • Law Secretary
  • Legal Secretary
  • Paralegal
  • Paralegal Secretary

Salary Data

  • Average Wage: $24.01/hour
  • Top Earners: $31.67/hour

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS)

DCTC offers courses that prepare students for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) certification exam. MCAS credential validates skills in using the 2007 Microsoft Office system and the Windows Vista operating system, meeting the demand for the most up-to-date skills on the latest Microsoft technologies.

Program Prerequisite

  • Students must take a two-minute typing test before enrolling in OFFC1005 Keyboarding/Formatting. Students must achieve a speed of 35 words per minute with five or fewer errors to be admitted to the course.
  • If students do not type at this level, they must successfully complete OFFC1000 Basic Keyboarding prior to registering for OFFC1005 Keyboarding/Formatting.

Academic Advisor

Dean

  • Gayle Larson
    Dean of Business, Technology and General Education

Instructors

Susan Johanson 651-423-8239 susan.johanson@dctc.edu BIO
Charlotte Kodner 651-423-8428 charlotte.kodner@dctc.edu BIO

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