Legal Support Professional

The Legal Support Professional Degree Program provides students with extensive training in legal procedures, legal support skills, court procedures, legal terminology, billing systems, and computer skills. Students find employment in law firms, government offices and corporate law departments.

Legal Support Professional AAS graduates will:

• Communicate effectively with clients, attorneys, co-workers, and others in the legal field.
• Transcribe and format legal and general business documents accurately and efficiently.
• Perform introductory legal research on substantive and procedural law.
• Create and file pleadings with the court system, prepare and record real estate documents, create and file corporate documents with appropriate agencies

Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Degrees and Certificates	Length of Program	Admission Dates
Legal Support Professional AAS	118-120 credits 2 years	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Legal Support Professional Certificate of Proficiency	74-76 credits 1 year	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Legal Support Clerical Assistant II	59 credits 1 year	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Law Office Clerical Assistant I	38 credits	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Law Office Receptionist Certificate Option	16 credits	Fall, winter, spring, summer