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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2017-2018 Catalog
POFM 1300 Basic Medical Coding........................... 3
POFM 1302 Medical Software Applications ............ 3
POFT 1127 Introduction to Keyboarding ............... 1
POFT 1313 Professional Workforce Preparation .... 3
Total Hours .......................................................... 16 area of practice for paralegals is litigation although
paralegal services are utilized in virtually all areas
of practice, including corporate, probate, real estate,
family law, bankruptcy, and intellectual property.
Second Semester ............................................ Credit
HITT 1301 Health Data Content and Structure ..... 3
HITT 1303 Medical Terminology II ......................... 3
HITT 1313 Coding and Insurance ........................... 3
MDCA 1205 Medical Law and Ethics ...................... 2
POFM 2310 Intermediate Medical Coding .............. 3
Total Hours .......................................................... 14
Grand Total .......................................................... 30 The Paralegal course of study is the only ABA
approved program in the region.
The Paralegal Program is approved by the American
Bar Association.
Students must earn a minimum grade of ‘C’ in all
technical courses in the Recommended Program of
Study.
Paralegal Program
Contact:
Office:
Phone:
Email:
Doneane Beckcom
Student Center, Office 415
409-984-6548
[e-mail]
The Paralegal Program provides students with the
necessary knowledge and skills to function
successfully as a paralegal in law offices,
corporations, government offices and private
industry. Paralegals (legal assistants) are not
attorneys and are prohibited from practicing law.
They work under the supervision of attorneys. Upon
completion of the program, students receive an
Associate of Applied Science degree.
Recommended Program of Study
Associate of Applied Science in
Paralegal
First Year
First Semester ............................................... Credit
ENGL 1301 Composition I ....................................... 3
Although private law firms continue to be the single
largest employer of paralegals, good job
opportunities also exist in several other markets in
both the private and public sectors. In addition to
private law firms, other organizations in the private
sector employ paralegals. Some examples include
corporate legal departments, insurance companies,
estate and trust departments of large banks,
hospitals and health care organizations, real estate
and title insurance companies, and professional
trade associations. Job opportunities in the public
sector are available in community legal services
programs, consumer organizations, offices of public
defenders, prosecutors and attorneys general, city
attorneys, a wide array of state and federal
government agencies, and the judicial system.
Responsibilities most often assigned to paralegals
include
maintaining
client
files,
drafting
correspondence, performing factual research,
monitoring deadlines, drafting, investigation and
analyzing documents, and acting as liaison with
clients and others. Some paralegals have extensive
client contact, and some do not. The most common
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics
(Quantitative Reasoning) or MATH 1314
College Algebra .................................................. 3
BUSG 2305 Business Law/Contracts ...................... 3
HRPO 1311 Human Relations ................................. 3
LGLA 1307 Introduction to Law and the Legal
Professions ......................................................... 3
POFT 1127 Introduction to Keyboarding ................ 1
Total Hours .......................................................... 16
Second Semester ............................................ Credit
Humanities/Fine Arts Course .................................. 3
ITSW 1301 Introduction to Word Processing .......... 3
LGLA 1345 Civil Litigation ...................................... 3
LGLA 1355 Family Law ........................................... 3
POFT 2312 Business Correspondence &
Communication .................................................. 3
Total Hours .......................................................... 15
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