Center for Continuing Studies - Innovative Leadership for Lifelong Learning

legal secretary certificate course

Seven week online course.

This is an accelerated course. You will be expected to spend an average of at least 8 hours per week reading and completing writing assignments.

This program is designed for both beginning and experienced secretaries who are interested in improving their skills and working more efficiently within the law office.

Students will study such topics as legal terminology, legal process, jurisdiction and venue, ethics, written communications including letters, pleadings, discovery, notices and motions, filing procedures, billing and accounting, time management, records management, an overview of commonly used word and data processing programs, legal research, memoranda preparation, and citation format.

This course will provide those interested in a career change with new, marketable job skills and help those already working as legal secretaries to increase efficiency and productivity in their offices. Those who successfully complete this non-credit program will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from St. Cloud State University. This course is completed in one 7-week session.

Topics of Study:

Lesson 1: Introduction to the American Legal System
Lesson 2: The Litigation Process and Legal Ethics
Lesson 3: An Overview of Civil Procedure, Contract Law, and Tort Law
Lesson 4: Computers in the Law Office and Law Office Management
Lesson 5: Legal Writing Style and Citation Format
Lesson 6: Letter Writing and Preparing Common Court Documents

Schedule of Online sessions:

July 1- August 16

August 26 - October 11, 2013

October 21 - December 6, 2013

January 13 - February 28, 2014

March 10 - April 25, 2014

May 5 - June 20, 2014

Course Tuition: $575

Required Books: $73

Recommended Books: $110

Registration:

Course	Online	DVD	Text Only
Legal Secretary Certificate	$575	$615	$575

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