The legal assistant curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to work under the supervision of attorneys engaged in private practice or in corporate legal departments or in federal, state or local government offices. A flexible degree, many graduates choose jobs with law-related private businesses such as banks, title companies, etc. At Walters State our legal assistant program is skills oriented. In addition to introducing the student to the substantive law in basic areas such as contracts and torts, we emphasize the skills necessary for the graduate to effectively emphasize the skills necessary for the graduate to effectively assist the attorney in the real world. These skills include manual legal research, computer assisted legal and factual research, legal document preparation, file management, litigation case management, law office systems management, client development, interviewing and investigation.
Emphasis is placed on legal ethics and professionalism throughout the program.
I enrolled at Walters State after years of raising kids and doing odd jobs for low pay. I am a legal assistant major and have found the program to be both challenging and fun. It demands the best I have to offer, and I love it. LAW 1200 Legal Research 3 LAW 2500 Interviewing and Investigating for Para.