Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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OAT 1730 - Legal Procedures
Emphasizes the enhancement of office skills, best practices, and procedures as they relate to an administrative assistant in a legal office. Instruction on general law office routines including roles and responsibilities as well as electronic and paper file systems utilized.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop understanding of the importance of technology and applications in the legal office including billing and accounting procedures.
- Understand the duties, advancement possibilities, benefits and job satisfaction of working as an administrative assistant in a law office.
- Understand the importance and rules of legal records management.
- Understand the importance of confidentiality, legal ethics and etiquette in a law office.
- Understand the importance of proper communication techniques and other legal office skills (i.e. telephone etiquette, critical thinking, human relations, time management, forms, scheduling and messaging).
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