Legal Office Professional

Associate in Technical Arts

Graduates of this program may seek employment in public or private industry as legal receptionists, assistants, or secretaries, depending upon their work experience background. They may plan to transfer to a two- or four-year college or university with an Upside Down Degree program, elect to complete the Associate of Arts transfer curriculum, or transfer to a Paralegal/Legal Assistant program at another two- or four-year college.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, successful students will have demonstrated the ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the following ways:

1. Effectively use computer software to accomplish general and legal office tasks.
2. Apply math concepts to typical business situations.
3. Effectively communicate orally and in writing in the context of common business practices.
4. Demonstrate positive personal images and attributes, personal and professional ethics, maintaining confidentiality, and good client relationships.
5. Design, maintain, and evaluate office systems (paper flow, mail procedures, records management, case file management).
6. Work as a team member in a legal office environment to accomplish the goals of the organization.
7. Define, explain, correctly spell, and effectively use legal terminology.
8. Effectively apply components of the accounting equation to typical business transactions.
9. Explain, discuss, and analyze basic tenets of law and the court systems as it relates to legal office management.
10. Use library and Internet research tools to complete legal research in case law and various topics.

*See course description for prerequisite.

Source: 2009-2010 Olympic College Catalog

Common Course Numbering Crosswalk (Effective Summer 2008)

for Former and Continuing Students