Choosing Your Major Academic Advising Class Schedules and Registration Legal Secretary Associate of Applied Science Degree 96-99 credits Rock Creek Campus Legal secretaries work in an exciting and challenging environment, where they use a broad range of secretarial and computer skills, transcribe written and recorded legal documents and correspondence, process legal documents in various courts, implement personal and telephone contacts with clients, manage the attorney's calendar, and coordinate travel arrangements. PCC's program is designed to develop your skills in areas such as organization, communication, legal transcription, and computers, legal vocabulary and procedures in litigation, real estate, domestic relations, probate, bankruptcy, legal research, workers' compensation, criminal, corporations, and international patents. Legal secretaries are hired by large corporate law firms and small to medium sized private firms.
Jobs are also available in courthouses and legal departments of many corporations.
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