COURSE CODE: 6736

Legal Administration

SCED Code: 12008
Virginia Extended Description: 18
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 18 Weeks
Hours: 70
Credits: 0.5
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FBLA

Students explore civil, criminal, family, business, juvenile, real estate, estate, probate, and other areas of law while preparing for employment in the legal field. Students gain management skills in client services, legal document preparation, office communications, records management, and financial management while exploring legal terminology, court proceedings, and research into legal and ethical issues. Successful completion of this course helps prepare students for an entry-level position in a law firm, court office, law enforcement agency, corporate legal department, or for postsecondary education. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Recommended prerequisite(s): Keyboarding course(s) or teacher-approved demonstration and documentation of touch keyboarding skills

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