This certificate program will prepare the student with the technical office skills necessary for employment in a law office as an assistant to attorneys and paralegals. This program is not designed to prepare students for the practice of law; it is not designed to meet the requirements of Business and Professions code section 5450 (Paralegal Qualifications); it is not an ABA approved program option.

Learning Outcome(s):

🗸 Understand the ethical and professional responsibilities of the legal profession

🗸 Understand the procedures of a law office

🗸 Achieve an entry-level proficiency in the technology utilized in a law office

🗸 Understand proper formatting, grammar and punctuation of business documents

🗸 Have an introduction to basic Accounting procedures