FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 31, 2006
Media Contact: Michael Corby
904.632.3310

FCCJ Legal Studies offering eight-week accelerated legal secretary program

Florida Community College Legal Studies Institute at Kent Campus is offering an online, accelerated Legal Secretary program beginning Monday, September 18. The program is designed for legal office support staff who wish to increase their skills and knowledge of the law office, legal secretaries for refresher training or persons entering the legal job market.

Students will receive training in essential professional skills, business procedures and communications. This program will also teach students how to prepare legal documents including summonses, complaints, motions, responses and subpoenas for attorneys and their clients. It will also cover traditional secretarial duties such as setting up appointments, billing clients, managing client and office files, word processing, telephone etiquette and making travel arrangements for their employers. Students will also review legal journals and assist in other ways with legal research, such as verifying quotes and citations in legal briefs.

The 45-hour online program results in continuing education units and a certificate of successful completion. The cost for the program is $279.65, plus books and one-time membership fee of $15 for new FCCJ students. For more information call 904.381.3589.