Legal Office Assistant Diploma

B&SC Code: DLOA
CIP Code: 22.0302
New York Hegis Code: 5005
Available online in all states

Program: DLOA

The Legal Office Assistant diploma program emphasizes the practical hands-on applications and skills necessary to enter the legal profession in a specialized administrative capacity.  Legal Office Assistants provide support in traditional and non-traditional legal settings.  Coursework includes extensive training in case management, organizing and maintaining both print and electronic documents, and drafting documents and correspondence used in a variety of venues.  Graduates of this program may apply the courses and credits toward the Paralegal Studies AAS degree plan.

Graduates of this diploma plan will achieve the following program and institutional outcomes:

• Describe and discuss the basic responsibilities, legal and procedural theories, and professional standards of a paralegal.
• Define, apply and defend principles of legal ethics within a variety of settings.
• Utilize appropriate legal terminology and terms correctly in legal documents.
• Utilize current technology and resources to identify a research need, locate and evaluate necessary  and available information, and then use it appropriately to communicate findings in visual, written, or oral formats.
• Integrate new and prior knowledge, skills, and behaviors acquired through learning to engage in career, life, and academic pursuits.
• Examine individual thinking strategies through reflection, analysis, and evaluation to adjust learning processes focused on continual improvement.
• Follow established methods of scientific inquiry and quantitative reasoning to form conclusions and make decisions.
• Assess academic, life, and career situations that promote cultural sensitivity, global and economic awareness, and a sense of belonging.