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Legal Assistant offers programs for career and
transfer students. Certificates of Completion,
Certificates of Achievement and Associate Degree
programs are available to students interested in a range
of Legal Assistant opportunities and in meeting the
requirements for the State of California Child
Development Permits and the California State
Department of Social Services, Title 22, Community Care
Licensing.
Legal Assistant Program website
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Legal Assistant/Paralegal Career Pathway
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| Legal Assistant (Paralegal) |
| This option is only available to students entering the program who have completed all general education core requirements through coursework received by either an Associates in Arts degree or a Bachelor's degree. The Certificate of Achievement requires completion of the core courses (12 units), legal specialty courses (9 units) and law related courses (6-10 units). |
| Core Curriculum | Units |
| LEGL 100A, Introduction to Paralegalism | 1 |
| LEGL 100B, Legal Procedures | 2 |
| LEGL 105, Legal Research | 3 |
| LEGL 110, Legal Writing & Communications | 3 |
| LEGL 115, Civil Litigation I | 3 |
| LEGL 120, Civil Litigation II-Torts | 3 |
| LEGL 180, Contract Law | 3 |
| Select twelve units from the following legal specialty courses: |
LEGL 140, Law Office Management
LEGL 145, Federal Court Practices and Procedures
LEGL 150, Criminal Litigation and Procedure
LEGL 155, Employment Law
LEGL 160, Bankruptcy Law
LEGL 165, Family Law
LEGL 170, Corporate Law
LEGL 175, Estates, Trusts, and Wills
LEGL 200, Elder Law
LEGL 210, Immigration Law
LEGL 296, Individualized Instruction in Legal Assistant | 12 |
| Law Related courses which may be substituted for Legal Specialty elective courses: Limited to six units. |
ADJU 102, Criminal Law I
ADJU 160, Criminal Law II
ADJU 230, Constitutional Law I
BUSE 140, Business Law and the Legal Environment
REAL 105, Legal Aspects of Real Estate I
LABR 112, California Workers Compensation (City)
CBTE 221, Legal Office Procedures I
CBTE 222, Legal Office Procedures II
ACCT 116A, Financial Accounting
ACCT 120, Federal Income Tax |
| Total Units = 30 |
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