2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

Legal Support Professional - Associate in Business Studies
Program Code: ABS.10282
Not all legal work requires a law degree. As a legal support professional, you will work directly under the supervision of a lawyer. While the lawyer
assumes responsibility for the legal support professional’s work, you will often be allowed to perform all the functions of a lawyer other than accepting
clients, setting fees, giving legal advice, or presenting a case in court. You will generally do background work for the lawyer and help a lawyer prepare
litigation for trial by investigating the facts of the case to make sure that all relevant information is uncovered. Secretarial services are normally
required as well.
You may conduct research to identify the appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other material that will be used to determine whether
or not the client has a good case. After analyzing all the information, you may prepare a written report that is used by the attorney to decide how the
case should be handled. If the attorney decides to file a lawsuit on behalf of the client, you may prepare legal arguments, draft pleadings to be filed
with the court, obtain affidavits, and assist the attorney during the trial. You may also keep files of all documents and correspondence important to the
case.
LAW OFFICE FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE: This program is designed to provide a basic foundation of the work required for a Legal Support
Professional.
LAW OFFICE SPECIALIST CERTIFICATE: This program is designed to provide advanced office skills while specializing in a legal office.
General Education Courses
Course Credits Course Title Completed
COM 112W 3 Fundamentals of Oral Communication OR
COM 114W (3) Interpersonal Communication
LW --- 1 Any 1 Credit LW Course (As of fall 2007) AND
LWA --- 1 Any 1 Credit LWA Course
OR
LW --- (2) Any 2 Credit LW Course (As of fall 2007)
POL --- 3/4 Any Approved American Government Requirement
PSY 101W 3 Applied Psychology OR
PSY 211W (4) Any General Psychology
11/13 SUBTOTAL
Core Courses
Course Credits Course Title Completed
ACC 211 4 Principles of Accounting I
CST 106 1 Internet Foundations
CST 110 1 Web Page Development Using HTML
CST 151 2 Spreadsheet Fundamentals OR
CST 155 (3) Microsoft EXCEL
LSP 110W 3 Legal Ethics and Responsibilities of the Legal Assistant
LSP 115 3 Principles of Substantive Law
LSP 230 3 Civil Litigation
LSP 260 1 Legal Support Internship I OR
LSP 261 (2) Legal Support Internship II OR
LSP 262 (3) Legal Support Internship III
LSP 280W 3 Legal Research and Writing
MGT 251W 3 Business Law I
MGT 252 3 Business Law II
OAT 151 3 Business Communication I AND
OAT 152 3 Business Communication II
OR
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