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At Globe University/Minnesota School of Business (GU/MSB) Richfield, we offer a diploma in legal administrative assistant. This program prepares students to become key members of legal teams. Because of their organizational skills, legal administrative assistants are often the go-to people in their workplaces. They know how to get things done.
Contact our Richfield campus at 800-752-4223 to learn about our legal administrative assistant diploma program. A representative can help you determine whether this program is right for you.
Career options for legal administrative assistants
Graduates work in a wide variety of organizations, including the following:
- Law firms
- Government agencies
- Corporations
- Educational institutions
- Medical organizations
Students can look forward to positions as administrative assistants and legal secretaries. The duties of a legal administrative assistant may include the following:
- Creating documents, spreadsheets, databases and slide shows
- Scheduling and maintaining the office and individuals’ calendars
- Answering and screening telephone calls
- Obtaining information from a variety of sources
- Preparing faxes
- Opening and distributing mail
- Taking minutes at meetings
- Creating and maintaining files and records
- Coordinating travel arrangements
- Processing expense reports
Educational opportunities for diploma graduates
Graduates of our legal administrative assistant diploma program may return to school after working in the field. They are able to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees in paralegal studies. Some of their diploma credits will transfer to their AAS or BS degrees. This saves them money and allows them to complete their programs more quickly. In addition, they may be able to receive college credit for their work experience.
Program developed with the help of experts in the legal field
We developed our legal administrative assistant diploma with the help of experienced professionals in the legal field. A program activity committee (PAC), made up of attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries, reviews the program regularly to ensure that we provide students with the most up-to-date instruction and training.
Courses required for this diploma program
Students complete 59 quarter credits and are often able to complete their programs in as few as 12 months. They take courses such as the following:
- Business Communications
- Business Writing
- Computer Information Systems
- MS Office Professional I, II
- Keyboarding I, II, III, IV
- Legal Transcription
- Legal Terminology
- Legal Research I
- Torts
- Constitutional Issues
- American Legal Systems
- Litigation I
- Law Office Procedures And Technology
- Ethics For The Law Office
- Student Success
- Career Development
- Interpersonal Relations
Call us to learn more about our diploma program
To learn more about our legal administrative assistant program, contact GU/MSB-Richfield. Call us at 800-752-4223. We will help you evaluate our program in light of your career goals and interests.