Legal Administrative Assistant
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Become a Legal Administrative Assistant


Are you organized, efficient and detail-oriented? Consider pursuing a career as a legal administrative assistant or legal secretary. Courses at Globe University/Minnesota School of Business (GU/MSB) – Elk River can prepare you for in-demand administrative positions in litigation, family law, foreclosures, short sales and bankruptcy in as few as 12 months.

Call our admissions representatives today at 1-877-333-9757 for more information on our legal administrative assistant diploma program. Our staff can answer your questions about start dates, admissions procedures, financial aid, scholarship opportunities and more.

Great job prospects for those with the right training

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook states that the job outlook for administrative assistants and legal secretaries is very good. According to this federal publication:

  • A large number of new jobs opportunities are expected for legal administration assistant positions.
  • Administrative assistants with extensive experience in software applications should have the best job opportunities.*

The legal administrative assistant diploma program at GU/MSB-Elk River provides students with training in office technology and legal research software, giving them practice in the skills that employers need in today’s legal workplaces. With this training, graduates may find employment in the following positions:

  • Legal Secretary
  • Legal Administrative Assistant
  • Office Supervisor
  • Legal Recruiter
  • Technology Specialist
  • Litigation Assistant
  • Legal Recruiter
  • Corporate Legal Administrative Assistant
  • Office Coordinator
  • Collections Specialist

Learn office management and legal research skills

Legal administrative assistants work with legal teams in a variety of settings. They help manage interoffice communications, maintain trial schedules, perform legal research and manage large-scale documents. In preparation for these duties, students in our program take legal secretary courses such as:

  • Legal Terminology
  • American Legal Systems
  • Constitutional Issues
  • Legal Research
  • Torts
  • Litigation
  • Law Office Procedures
  • Law Technology
  • Ethics for the Law Office
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Career Development
  • Business Communications
  • Business Writing
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Legal Transcription
  • MS Office Professional

 Take classes online, on-campus, full-time or part-time

Design a flexible class schedule that works for you. As a student in our legal administrative assistant course, you will be able to take many classes online through a sophisticated Internet classroom. Online courses allow you to take classes when and where you want – a convenient option if you are a caregiver, parent, full-time worker or if you have an inconsistent schedule.

Contact us today to learn more

Find out how you can start our legal administrative assistant diploma program. Call us at 1-877-333-9757 to ask an admissions representative about any of our college programs, financial aid, admissions processes and scholarship opportunities.

* http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos151.htm