2023-2024 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook

Legal Assistant, A.A.S.


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The Legal Assistant certificate allows a student to work in a law office or corporation as an assistant to an attorney or a trained paralegal. It consists of 30 semester hours which provides adequate training in the skills necessary to be a trained Legal Assistant.

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Program CIP Code: 22.0302

First Year


Semester Total: 15


Second Semester ‐ Spring


Semester Total: 15


Second Year


First Semester ‐ Fall


Semester Total: 15


Second Semester ‐ Spring


Semester Total: 15


Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree: 60


1 Paralegal technology electives: LGLA 1355 LGLA 1370 LGLA 2311 LGLA 2313 LGLA 2315 ; MDCA 1313 ; or POFI 1301 .
2 A list of electives appears in the Core Curriculum  section of this catalog.

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