Companies that contract for legal assistants through Contract Counsel pay fees, he added. The Madonna program is ABA-certified. It offers a variety of degree and certification options including an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, plus legal assistant certification for those who already have an undergraduate degree. Our post-bachelor certification program involves 42 semester hours. It can be completed in three semesters, but we prefer that studentstake their time.
Course work involves learning legal research and writing.
Urisko said many classes are similar to those offered in law school, but the emphasis in legal assistant training is on the how-to. Legal assistant work is very precise. Individuals who are detail-oriented and have good communication and writing skills are likely to enjoy and succeed in this kind of work. Jackie Coburn, human resources specialist with Federal-Mogul in Southfield, said she has received some mail. Jeff Farrington, of Accountant Source Temps in Southfield, reported several phone calls.