Award: Legal Assistant - General, C1 - Houston Community College

2023-2024 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook

Apr 02, 2025

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

First Semester ‐ Fall

LGLA 1303 - Legal Research Credits: 3
LGLA 1344 - Texas Civil Litigation Credits: 3
LGLA 2309 - Real Property Credits: 3
LGLA #3## - Paralegal Technology Elective Credits: 3 ¹
ACNT 1303 - Introduction to Accounting I Credits: 3

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester ‐ Spring

LGLA 1305 - Legal Writing Credits: 3
LGLA 1345 - Civil Litigation Credits: 3
LGLA 2303 - Torts and Personal Injury Law Credits: 3
LGLA 2307 - Law Office Management Credits: 3
LGLA 1380 - Cooperative Education-Legal Assistant / Paralegal Credits: 3 (Capstone)

Semester Total: 15

Total Minimum Credits for the Level 1 Certificate: 30

¹ Paralegal technology electives: LGLA 1355 , LGLA 1370 , LGLA 2311 , LGLA 2313 , LGLA 2315 ; MDCA 1313 ; or POFI 1301 .