Legal Support Services Major

Description: A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U.S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law office procedures, record-keeping, billing, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics. Is Legal Support Services the right major for you?
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Legal Support Services Major

What Courses Do Legal Support Services Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Legal Support Services majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

  • Legal Documents
  • Legal Terminology
  • Record Keeping
  • Word Processing