Career and Technical Studies
Degree
Associate of Applied Science in Business and Office in Administrative Support Technology and a Specialization in Legal Assistant
Length
Four-semester (two-year) program
Purpose

The Legal Assistant Specialization is designed to teach the technical skills and critical thinking skills required of the legal assistant. Legal assistants perform independent legal work under the supervision of an attorney. Some of the legal assistant’s most important tasks include helping lawyers prepare for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. Legal assistants may help prepare legal arguments, draft pleadings and motions to be filed with the court, obtain affidavits, and draft contracts, mortgages, and separation agreements.

Occupational Objectives

Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Corporate Paralegal
Paralegal Supervisor
Court Registrar
Social Services Administrative Assistant
Nursing Home/Rehab Administrative Assistant

Requirements

 In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into the Administrative Support Technology: Legal Assistant Specialization program requires competency in English and Math – MDE 10 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.

The following list is a suggested sequence in which students may plan their class schedules to ensure graduation in two years.

First Semester

Course # Course Title Lect. Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credits Transfer
AST 101 1 3 0 3
AST 136 3 0 3
Elective 3 Social/Behavioral Science 3 0 3
ENG 111 3 0 3
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities
Virginia Tech
ENGL 1105
Radford University
CORE 101
Old Dominion University
ENGL 110C
Virginias Private Colleges & Universities
Bluefield College
ENG 1013/1023, GEN ED
Liberty University
ENGL 101
Emory & Henry College
ENG 100
LGL 110 3 0 3
SDV 100 1 0 1
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities
Radford University
UNIV 100 elective
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester 16 0 16  

Second Semester

Course # Course Title Lect. Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credits Transfer
AST 102 3 0 3
AST 236 3 0 3
CST 126 5 3 0 3
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities
Radford University
COMS 250
HLT/PED Health/Physical Education 2 0 2
LGL 126 3 0 3
LGL 218 3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester 14 0 17  

Third Semester

Course # Course Title Lect. Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credits Transfer
AST 107 3 0 3
AST 141 3 0 3
AST 234 3 0 3
AST 243 3 0 3
Elective 4 Natural Science, AST, or IT Elective 3 0 3
LGL 236 Elder Law 3 0 3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester 18 0 18  

Fourth Semester

Course # Course Title Lect. Hrs. Lab Hrs. Credits Transfer
AST 247 3 0 3
AST 253 3 0 3
AST 298 * 3 0 3
Elective 2 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 0 3
MTH 132 3 0 3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester 15 0 15  
Degree Earned!