Title: Legal Administration (12008-18)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
  WorkplaceReadinessSkillsPoster2019.pdf
Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Introducing the Legal System
  Identify the areas of legal specialization.
  Distinguish among the levels of the court system.
  Illustrate the roles and responsibilities of key court personnel.
Conducting Client Services
  Determine client referrals based on the requirements of the legal practice areas.
  Gather client information.
  Identify procedures for professional handling of difficult clients.
Managing Office Activities
  Demonstrate procedures for maintaining and operating office equipment.
  Maintain the work environment.
  (Optional) Manage inventory necessary for a legal office.
  (Optional) Coordinate meetings, events, and activities.
Managing Records and Files
  Prepare files for new clients.
  Update client files.
  Create forms and template documents.
  (Optional) Compile current reference resources for office use.
  Maintain a database of officers of the court, administrative agencies, and resource persons.
Managing Financial Activities
  (Optional) Record fees for client and court records.
  (Optional) Describe office expenditures.
  Prepare financial documents.
  (Optional) Perform general banking procedures.
  Maintain attorney and staff time sheets and expense reports.
  (Optional) Maintain client account records.
  (Optional) Generate billing statements.
  Examine the rules of professional conduct as they pertain to a Virginia licensed attorney.
Developing Business Communication Skills
  Prepare legal documents following an accepted style manual.
  Process incoming and outgoing mail.
  Maintain court and/or office calendar.
  Complete telephone calls.
  Use electronic communications.
  Identify the requirements and duties of a notary public commission in Virginia.
Preparing Nonlitigation Documents
  Generate agreements, contracts, and leases.
  (Optional) Generate affidavits.
  (Optional) Generate acknowledgments.
  Prepare bills of sale and deeds.
  (Optional) Generate probate documents and final accounting of estates.
  Generate wills and codicils, powers of attorney, and medical directives.
  (Optional) Generate promissory notes.
  (Optional) Generate documents for articles of incorporation.
  (Optional) Generate corporation documents.
  Generate collection letters or forms.
  (Optional) Generate papers for bankruptcy.
  Generate marriage agreements.
Preparing Litigation Documents
  (Optional) Prepare requests for service of process (e.g., complaints, summonses).
  Prepare divorce decrees.
  Prepare property and settlement agreements.
  Generate complaint documents.
  Generate summonses.
  Generate interrogatories and requests.
  Generate subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum.
  Generate motions and notices.
  Generate orders and notices.
  (Optional) Generate stipulations.
  Generate pleadings.
  Generate briefs.
  Prepare depositions.
  Generate defendant’s answer or grounds of defense.
Identifying Legal and Business Ethics
  Identify procedures for maintaining confidentiality of client information.
  (Optional) Research current legal or ethical issues.
Enhancing Employability Skills
  Identify personal interests, aptitudes, and attitudes related to the qualities found in successful legal personnel.
  Research a career ladder of occupational opportunities in the legal field.
  (Optional) Investigate credentialing options for legal office personnel.
  Update a traditional or online portfolio for legal employment.
  (Optional) Participate in a mock interview for a legal position.
  (Optional) Compose an interview follow-up letter.
  (Optional) Compose a professional letter of resignation.
  Investigate employment opportunities for legal positions.
  Participate in a work-based learning experience.
Preparing for Industry Certification
  Describe the process and requirements for obtaining industry certifications related to the Legal Administration course.
  Identify testing skills/strategies for certification examination.
  Demonstrate ability to successfully complete selected practice examinations.
  (Optional) Successfully complete an industry certification examination representative of skills learned in this course.
Additional Course Information
  Student Competency Records
  6735_6736 Standards Correlations.pdf
  6735_6736 Teacher Resources.pdf
  6736 Credentials-Sequences-Clusters.pdf
  6735_6736 Acknowledgments and Copyright Information.pdf