Legal Practice Assistant AAS
Students pursuing the Legal Practice Assistant Associate's degree option will be provided with training in legal office procedures and the preparation of legal documents. Internship experience in a law-related office is an integral part of the Legal Practice Assistant curriculum.
Upon completion of this degree, students will:
- Produce legal documents from draft, dictation, and forms
- Understand basic legal research skills and be able to work effectively in a standard law library
- Maintain office, court calendars, and understand basic office procedures
- Work effectively with a wide spectrum of legal professionals
- Maintain confidentiality
- Understand the importance of legal ethics
- Demonstrate knowledge and skill to run a variety of computer programs
Completion of a Technical Skill Assessment is required.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| HRPT/SS-185 | HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3.00 |
| Additional General Education Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
ID-300A - ID-300Z (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
or PHYS-112 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
| Total Credits | 15.00-19.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CITPT-101 | INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMEN | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-101 | BASIC ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-110 | BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-112 | EXCEL | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-185 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-200 | BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROCESSING | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-222 | BUSINESS EDITING | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-233 | OFFICE PROCEDURES | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-219 | LEGAL TERMINOLOGY | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-224 | INTRODUCTION TO LAW | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-230 | LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING I | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-265 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-274 | LEGAL PROCEDURES | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-294A | INTERNSHIP IN LAW I | 3.00 |
| MGTPT-270 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3.00 |
| Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required | ||
| Total Credits | 45.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GNBPT-110 | BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-185 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-200 | BUSINESS DOCUMENT PROCESSING | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-219 | LEGAL TERMINOLOGY | 3.00 |
| MGTPT-270 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-101 | BASIC ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-222 | BUSINESS EDITING | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-233 | OFFICE PROCEDURES | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-224 | INTRODUCTION TO LAW | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CITPT-101 | INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMEN | 3.00 |
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-112 | EXCEL | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| HRPT-185 or SS-185 |
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS or HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS |
3.00 |
| LAWPT-230 | LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING I | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-265 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-274 | LEGAL PROCEDURES | 3.00 |
| LAWPT-294A | INTERNSHIP IN LAW I | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 60.00 | |
Graduates from Legal Practice Assistant programs go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:
- Paralegal
- Legal Practice Assistant
- Court Clerk
- Title/Abstract Examiner
- Legal Researcher
- Contract Specialist
- Claims Adjuster
- Court Assistance Program Specialist
- Limited Practice Officer
Check out the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website for more information about the potential careers listed above.