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LAW 293S Cooperative Legal Secretary Education (3)
1 hour lecture and 9 hours cooperative work experience per week for a total of 144 hours of work experience.
Prerequisites: Legal Secretary Certificate of Completion program major; grade of “C” or higher in LAW 105; grade of “C” or higher in LAW 145; grade of “C” or higher in LAW 148. Prerequisites may be waived by consent of program director.
Recommended Preparation: Students should be in the last semester of the Legal Secretary Certificate of Completion program.
Comment: Letter grade only. LAW 293S may not be audited. LAW 293S may not be taken credit/no credit. LAW 293S was formerly LAW 193S.
LAW 293S is a capstone cooperative education course involving an employer and the college that integrates classroom learning with supervised practical experiences related to a legal secretary career. This course provides opportunities that allow the student to apply and reinforce legal secretary skills learned in Legal Education courses in an actual legal office environment. Students will also have the opportunity to analyze their general and technical work skills as well as the business of law as learned in their courses. Job search skills are also emphasized.
Upon successful completion of LAW 293S, the student should be able to:
- Apply job search skills in an internship or potential employment search
- Obtain and compare legal secretary-related work experience in a legal office to correlate with the skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom and evaluate its benefits
- Identify the personal qualities and work skills required of legal secretaries
- Apply and further develop knowledge of the law, legal secretary-related skills, and law office procedures
- Demonstrate and describe the ethical and professional practices used in the legal field
- Identify areas for improvement in general work skills and technical/legal-related skills through self-reflection
- Clarify and describe career goals
- Explain professionalism in the legal secretary field including lifelong learning, continuing legal education, professional organizations and membership, and national certification options and resources