If you're interested in pursuing a career in office administration in the legal field, come to Kaplan Career Institute–ICM Campus. In our secretarial science studies: legal office administration program you can earn an associate's degree in just 15 months and be prepared for an entry-level position as a legal office administrator, legal secretary, or legal receptionist.
Develop Legal Skills for the Real World
In the secretarial science studies: legal office administration program at Kaplan Career Institute–ICM Campus, you will have the opportunity to learn practical job skills like keyboarding, shorthand, speedwriting, and office machines. In addition to general office administration skills, you will receive training to prepare you for the challenges of today's complex, rapidly changing legal office. Specific courses will include:
- Business Law
- Legal Applications and Office Procedures
- Legal Keyboarding and Terminology
- Legal Shorthand
Before graduation, you will be required to complete an externship through which you can gain real-world job experience.
Certification Exams
The courses taught in this program can help prepare you to take the ALS or PLS exam (or both) sponsored by NALS and the Certified Administrative Professional exam sponsored by the International Association of Administrative Professionals.*
Get Started Today
Earning a degree in legal office administration from Kaplan Career Institute–ICM Campus will give you an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of law and gain the practical hands-on skills required for entry-level employment in the legal field. Get started on your new career today.
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* However, the Institute cannot guarantee a student's eligibility either to take this exam or become certified. A student's eligibility may depend on his or her work experience, completion of high school (or its equivalent), not having a criminal record, meeting other licensure or certification requirements, or the program or Institute itself having appropriate accreditation or licensure. Externship sites may themselves require a criminal background check or medical examination.