# Legal Office Technician (Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted))

Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Legal Studies

Source: https://sac.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/34297/34898/36132/34929/35916

Program Code: SAC.LOT.CA

Program Control Number: 35673

This certificate program will prepare the student with technical office skills necessary for employment in a law office as an assistant to attorneys and paralegals. This program is not designed to prepare students for the practice of law; it is not designed to meet the requirements of Business and Professions code section 5450 (Paralegal Qualifications); it is not an ABA approved program option.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Understand the ethical and professional responsibilities of the legal profession
2.  Understandthe procedures of a law office
3.  Achieve an entry level proficiency in the technology utilized in a law office
4.  Understand proper formatting, grammar and punctuation of business documents
5.  Apply basic accounting procedures.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Courses** | | 22-25 |
| **Law and Society** | | 3 |
| LAW 100 | Law and Society | 3 |
| or PARA 100 | Law and Society | 3 |
| **Legal Ethics** | | 3 |
| LAW 121 | Legal Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
| or PARA 121 | Legal Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
| **Business Writing or Communications** | | 3 |
| BA 100 | Business Writing Skills | 3 |
| or BUS 222 | Business Writing | 3 |
| or MGMT 122 | Business Communications | 3 |
| PARA 101 | Law Office Management | 2 |
| LAW 110 | Legal Terminology | 2 |
| BA 179 | Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) | 3 |
| ACCT 120 | QuickBooks Online | 4 |
| BA 163 | Adobe Acrobat | 3 |
| **Work Experience** | | 1-4 |
| PARA 105 | Work Experience - CLIRRC | 1-4 |
| or PARA 299 | Work Experience - Paralegal | 1-4 |
| or LAW 299 | Work Experience - Law | 1-4 |
| **Total** | | **22-25** |