Title: Syllabus
Course: Legal Administration (12008-18)

Copyright: 2025

Virginia Assignment Code: 6736

Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12

Duration: 18 weeks

Hours: 70

Credits: 0.5

Prerequisites: None

CTSO: FBLA

Course Description:

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

Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:

https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/business-management-administration/legal-administration-1/