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DESCRIPTION:
This program is designed to prepare students to assist lawyers in carrying out their professional responsibilities. Working under the direct supervision of the attorney, the legal assistants/paralegals must be mindful of prohibitions against lay persons practicing law. The legal assistant does research, prepares documents, and interviews clients. Employment opportunities are also available in such diverse areas as insurance, real estate and mortgage companies, government agencies, courts and banks.

BEGINNING SEMESTERS: Fall, Spring, Summer

CAMPUS:

Airport (Day & Evening)

Beltline (Evening: Limited to LEG 135 & LEG 121)

PLACEMENT TEST SCORES REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN CURRICULUM COURSES:

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of 60 Semester hours is required for graduation with an overall GPA of at least 2.0.
• Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all of the courses offered within the Business and Information Systems Technology departments for the courses to count toward graduation. This includes courses with the following prefixes: ACC, BAF, BUS, CPT, CRP, IST, LEG, MGT, MKT and OST.

PROGRAM NOTES:

1. Some minimum typing skill is required in order to complete the required computer/word processing application courses.
2. Students may enter the program any semester. However, unless they can demonstrate sufficient work experience, most legal courses may be unavailable prior to the completion of LEG 135, Introduction to Law and Ethics.
3. This program is approved by the American Bar Association. 
4. For more information please visit the MTC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Technology Department Homepage. 

DEGREE CURRICULUM
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Course		Prerequisite
ENG 101	English Composition I	ENG 100 & RDG 100
ENG 102	English Composition II	ENG 101
SPC 205	Public Speaking	RDG 100, ENG 100
MAT 155	Contemporary Mathematics	MAT 100
PSY 201	General Psychology	RDG 100, ENG 035
One Humanities Elective	See Humanities List
PROGRAM COURSES
Course		Prerequisite
LEG 120	Torts	LEG 135
LEG 121	Business Law I	RDG 100 & ENG 100
LEG 122	Business Law II	LEG 121
LEG 132	Legal Bibliography	LEG 135
LEG 135	Introduction to Law and Ethics	RDG 100 & ENG 100
LEG 201	Civil Litigation I	LEG 120
LEG 213	Family Law	LEG 135
LEG 214	Property Law	LEG 135
LEG 233	Wills, Trusts, & Probate	LEG 135
LEG 242	Law Practice Workshop	LEG 135
Two Approved Legal Electives	See Legal Electives List
OTHER HOURS REQUIRED
Course		Prerequisite
CPT 101	Introduction to Computers	RDG 100
CPT 179	Microcomputer Word Processing	OST 105 or equivalent & CPT 101 or CPT 170 or CPT 104

11/26/07

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