# BIW IV: Legal Office Specialist (Certificate of Achievement)

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Applications and Information Systems

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/applications-information-systems/bi-legal-office-specialist-certificate/

BIW IV: Legal Office Specialist Certificate of Achievement prepares students for entry-level legal office support positions in a variety of different legal environments. After successful completion of the BIW IV: Legal Office Specialist Certificate of Achievement, students may seek employment as entry-level research clerks or administrative assistants for a law firm, paralegal services, or within the court systems.

### Learning Outcomes

#### Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

1.  Students will be prepared for an entry-level position managing legal documents and sensitive information either in a legal or court office.
2.  Students will be prepared to conduct basic research applicable to business law and criminal justice.

### Program Requirements

#### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses- 18 units** | |  |
| AIS 006 | Business Research | 2 |
| BUMA 020A | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUMA 094 | Business Communications | 3 |
| CIS 010 | Introduction to Information Systems (or) | 4 |
| AIS 071 | Microsoft Office Pro | 4 |
| CJ 001 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 005 | Racial Issues and the Police | 3 |
| **Elective Courses - select 3 units from the following:** | |  |
| BUMA 032 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| BUMA 064 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| CJ 002 | Concepts of Criminal Law | 3 |
| CJ 004 | Criminal Court Process | 3 |
| BUMA 095A | Business Management Work Experience (Maximum of 3 units may be used for work experience) | 1-5 |
| CIS 095A | Computer Information Systems Work Experience (Maximum of 3 units may be used for work experience) | 1-5 |
| AIS 095A | Applications and Information Systems Work Experience (Maximum of 3 units may be used for work experience) | 1-5 |
| CJ 095A | Criminal Justice Work Experience (Maximum of 3 units may be used for work experience) | 1-5 |
| **CERTIFICATE TOTAL** | | 21 |