Legal Office Technician
Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted) Legal Studies · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
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):
- Understand the ethical and professional responsibilities of the legal profession
- Understandthe procedures of a law office
- Achieve an entry level proficiency in the technology utilized in a law office
- Understand proper formatting, grammar and punctuation of business documents
- Apply basic accounting procedures.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Courses | 22-25 | |
| Law and Society | 3 | |
| LAW 100 | Law and Society | 3 |
| orPARA 100 | Law and Society | 3 |
| Legal Ethics | 3 | |
| LAW 121 | Legal Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
| orPARA 121 | Legal Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
| Business Writing or Communications | 3 | |
| BA 100 | Business Writing Skills | 3 |
| orBUS 222 | Business Writing | 3 |
| orMGMT 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 |
| orPARA 299 | Work Experience - Paralegal | 1-4 |
| orLAW 299 | Work Experience - Law | 1-4 |
| Total | 22-25 | |