Legal Administrative Assistant
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Become a Legal Administrative Assistant


Legal administrative assistants are often key employees in their organizations and enjoy varied and challenging work. You can obtain the training you need to prepare yourself for success in this field by earning a technical diploma from Globe University-Middleton.

Call us

To learn how you can prepare for a career as a legal administrative assistant, contact our Middleton, WI, campus. Call us at 1-877-303-6060.

What do legal administrative assistants do?

Graduates of our diploma program can look forward to careers in organizations such as law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies and the military. They perform duties such as:

  • Word processing
  • Managing employees
  • Creating filing systems
  • Developing record storage schedules
  • Scheduling appointments
  • Filing expense reports
  • Staffing reception desks
  • Organizing mailings

They fill positions such as corporate legal administrative assistants, litigation assistants, office coordinators and legal secretaries.

Coursework for the diploma program

Students complete courses such as:

  • Business Communications
  • Business Writing
  • Computer Information Systems
  • MS Office Professional I, II
  • Keyboarding I, II, III, IV
  • Legal Transcription
  • Legal Terminology
  • Legal Research I
  • Torts
  • Constitutional Issues
  • American Legal Systems
  • Litigation I
  • Law Office Procedures and Technology
  • Ethics for the Law Office
  • Student Success
  • Career Development
  • Interpersonal Relations
Students are often able to complete this program in as few as 12 months of full-time study.

Program developed by professionals in the legal field

We developed our diploma in legal administrative assistant with the help of practitioners in the legal field. Attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries know the kinds of training and skills that a legal administrative assistant needs to be successful on the job. These professionals also review our program regularly to ensure that students receive the most up-to-date training and are ready for today’s jobs.

Call our Middleton campus for more information

To learn more about earning a technical diploma in legal administrative assistant, contact Globe University-Middleton at 1-877-303-6060.