Maricopa Community Colleges  LAS220   19886-19945 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/10/87
LAS220 19886-19945 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Legal Assisting Internship Seminar
Coordinates on-the-job experiences with interpersonal relations, communications, time-management, and case-management skills. Provides opportunity to discuss problems encountered during internship. May be repeated for a total of two credits. Prerequisites: Permission of department chairperson or program director/coordinator. Corequisites: LAS221.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
LAS220   19886-19945 Legal Assisting Internship Seminar
1. Identify and write training objectives for the internship. (I)
2. Describe and implement interpersonal skills that will facilitate good working relationships with clients, co-workers, and supervisors. (II)
3. Develop viable written and oral communication skills that will promote concise, precise communication with clients, co-workers, and supervisors. (III)
4. Develop time-management skills that will enable students to efficiently deal with a variety of cases under time pressure. (IV)
5. Develop case-management skills that will guide the student in developing strategies to effectively organize case files. (V)
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LAS220   19886-19945 Legal Assisting Internship Seminar
    I. Identification and writing of training objectives
        A. Developing realistic objectives
        B. Writing quantifiable objectives
        C. Preparing suitable objectives
      II. Development and implementation of interpersonal skills
          A. Coping with the "difficult" personality
          B. Obtaining the cooperation and respect of the legal secretary
          C. Working with and satisfying several different attorneys
          D. Developing assertive behavior
          E. Establishing your identity as a legal assistant
          F. Evaluating interpersonal skills on the job
        III. Development of written and oral communication skills
            A. Writing an effective legal memorandum
            B. Conducting interviews with clients and witnesses
            C. Documenting within a law firm
            D. Evaluating written and oral communication skills on the job
          IV. Development of time-management skills
              A. Identification of effective time-management techniques
              B. Recognition and prioritization of tasks
              C. Utilization of commercial time-management
              D. Evaluation of time-management skills on the job
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