Beginning Legal Secretary Course

In its commitment to further the education of the Sacramento legal community, SLSA conducts at least one, if not two, nine-week Beginning Legal Secretary Courses per year. These courses are taught by guest speakers and qualified members of SLSA who usually have obtained their California Certified Legal Secretary certification and have worked in law offices for at least ten years. The courses include one night of class per week (two hours per night) and are designed for the legal secretary-to-be with little or no experience but who are currently working in a law office or law-related office, or the experienced secretary needing refresher courses. The courses are instructed with the use of the Law Office Procedures Manual, which is written by members of LSI and published by The Rutter Group. The courses cover: Introduction to the Law Office; Legal Citations; Roles of the Legal Personnel; Calendaring and Time Posting; Preparation and Service of Legal Documents; Court Systems/Structure/Rules of Court; Legal Terminology; and Statutes of Limitation, Timetables.

Registration for the Summer 2011 Beginning Legal Secretary Course is now open. Classes will be taught by Dawn Forgeur, CCLS and Astrid Watterson, CCLS. The course will begin in May 2011 and will be held at the law offices of Downey Brand located at 621 Capitol Mall, Sacramento. If you are interested in attending the course, please fill out the registration form and submit it to Astrid Watterson, CCLS as indicated on the form. Should you have any questions, please contact Astrid at awatterson@somachlaw.com.

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Week 1 (May 3, 2011):		Introduction to the Law Office.
Week 2 (May 11, 2011):		File Management/Work Control Systems, Statutes of Limitations, General Service of Process, and Proofs of Service.
Week 3 (May 17, 2011):		Introduction to Legal Research/Citations
Week 4 (May 24, 2011):		Discovery Procedures
Week 5 (May 31, 2011):		Civil Litigation Procedures
Week 6 (June 7, 2011):		Pretrial Proceedings and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Week 7 (June 14, 2011):		Litigation Calendaring/Docketing
Week 8 (June 21, 2011):		Recap/Review
Week 9 (June 28, 2011):		Final Exam

Download the flyer