2022-2023 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Legal Assistant, A.A.S.


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Awards by COE & Division

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.

Campus Icon

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.

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Awards by COE & Division