Administrative Technology Legal - Mountwest Community and Technical College

Administrative Technology Legal from Mountwest Community and Technical College is a Campus Associate Law degree that prepares you for a Legal career. Program Description: The Administrative Technology?Legal Option program maintains student learning as its main priority and is committed to excellence in a learning environment that emphasizes procedures in a legal office, problem solving, and skilled use of computer business software applications to provide for workforce development, career preparation, and lifelong learning. The increasing complexities of today?s legal office have created the need for highly skilled employees who possess the knowledge and confidence necessary to handle a wide variety of administrative and legal office tasks. Upon completion of the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Administrative Technology?Legal Option, the graduate will be able to demonstrate knowledge that is specific to the legal office and gain real-life experience through placement in a legal office internship. Career Outlook: Secretaries and administrative assistants held about 4.2 million jobs in 2006, ranking among the largest occupations in the U.S. economy. The state of West Virginia has classified the Administrative Assistant field as being in ?high demand? because the number of anticipated qualified employees is significantly lower than the number of expected job openings in the state. Projected employment of administrative assistants will vary by occupational specialty. Employment growth in the legal services industry should lead to average growth for legal administrative assistants through 2016. In addition to those resulting from growth, numerous job openings wi ll result from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations. Developments in office technology are certain to continue, and they will bring about further changes in the work of secretaries and administrative assistants . However, many secretarial and administrative duties are of a personal, interactive nature and, therefore, not easily automated. Responsibilities such as planning conferences, working with clients, and instructing staff require tact and communication skills. Because technology cannot substitute for these personal skills, secretaries and administrative assistants will continue to play a key role in most organizations. Career Description: Legal administrative assistants are responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical duties necessary to run a legal office effectively. They serve as information managers for the office, plan and schedule meetings and appointments, organize and maintain paper and electronic files, manage projects, and provide information by using the telephone, postal mail, and e-mail as well as handle travel arrangements. Legal administrative assistants perform highly specialized work requiring knowledge of legal terminology and procedures. Duties may include preparing correspondence and legal papers such as summonses, complaints, motions, responses, and subpoenas under the supervision of an attorney or paralegal. They also may review legal journals and assist in other ways with legal research. Employment Opportunities: Administrative assistant Administrative secretary Executive assistant Executive secretary Secretary/receptionist View more details on Mountwest Community and Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Law courses.