LGST 125

This course prepares legal administrative assistant students for positions in law offices. Students receive instruction in opening files, time keeping, diary systems, use of law library, ethical responsibilities, filing, and other procedures particular to the profession. The students will create client files, add documents to the files, bill clients and at the end of the course, close the files. The students will learn to manage time and projects while being interrupted with other urgent tasks. Transcription will be used as a means to deliver many course materials and instructions. Section information text: <strong>Course Description: </strong>This course prepares legal administrative assistant students for positions in law offices. Students receive instruction in opening files, time keeping, diary systems, use of law library, ethical responsibilities, filing, and other procedures particular to the profession. The students will create client files, add documents to the files, bill clients and at the end of the course, close the files. The students will learn to manage time and projects while being interrupted with other urgent tasks. Transcription will be used as a means to deliver many course materials and instructions.<br/><strong>Reg Notes: </strong> Restricted to Legal Administrative Assistant (Online synchronous) students, Term 2. This section requires students to join the class online at the specified day/time. Students must have regular access to a computer (Windows based computer is preferred) that is capable of downloading and operating Microsoft Suite, which includes Word and Excel, and is available to all Capilano University students at no cost. Students must also have high speed internet.<br/><strong>