LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Legal Assistant Post-Bachelor
Certificate of Achievement
Curriculum Code: 0744 (Effective Fall 2003 - Summer 2008)
The legal assistant career is an excellent choice for students possessing a
bachelor's degree, especially students with strong analytical and writing
skills. These students may select the following certificate curriculum which
requires only legal assistant courses. This curriculum is approved by the
American Bar Association (ABA).
PREREQUISITES
Students should see Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course
prerequisite information. See the Assessment and Placement Testing section
for skills assessment and advising information.
INFORMATION
Contact the Business Department, Old Central Building, Room 210, telephone
number (517) 483-1522.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 21 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
LEGL 115 Legal Assistant Career/Ethics 3
LEGL 120 Legal Research I (See Note 1) 3
LEGL 121 Legal Writing I (See Note 1) 3
LEGL 210 Litigation Procedures (See Note 1) 4
LEGL 211 Tort Law 2
LEGL 215 Busn Law I, Basic Principles 3
LEGL 225 Legal Research and Writing II 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 12 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: Business Law 3 Credits
LEGL 216 Busn Law II, Commercial Law 3
LEGL 217 Busn Law III, Busn Organiza 3
LEGL 220 Internat Legal Issues/Organiza 3
CHOICE 2: General Law 9 Credits
LEGL 218 Litigation Specialties 3
LEGL 221 Real Estate Transaction 3
LEGL 222 Probate Law and Procedure 3
LEGL 223 Domestic Relations 3
LEGL 224 Administrative Law 3
LEGL 226 Legal Interview/Investigation 3
LEGL 227 Bankruptcy and Collections 3
LEGL 228 Computer Appl for the Law Ofc 3
LEGL 280 Legal Assistant Internship 3
MINIMUM TOTAL 33
NOTES:
1. Students in this curriculum will be granted a prerequisite override to
take these courses concurrently with LEGL 115. Contact the Business
Careers Department, telephone number (517) 483-1522 prior to
registration.
2. Students following this curriculum must have proof of a bachelor's
degree entered on their official Lansing Community College transcript
before a certificate of achievement may be granted. Students who do not
possess a bachelor's degree should follow the Legal Assistant, Associate
in Business Degree curriculum #0101.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II
LEGL 115 LEGL 211
LEGL 120 LEGL 225
LEGL 121 Lim.Ch.
LEGL 210 Lim.Ch.
LEGL 215 Lim.Ch.
Lim.Ch.
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