SUBR to offer a Legal Secretary Certificate Course

Southern University, Baton Rouge’s Division of Continuing Education will offer an online legal secretary certificate course. The seven-week course started October 15 and will continue through November 30. A new session will begin every eighth week.

The online Legal Secretary Course consists of studying legal terminology, the legal process, jurisdiction and venue, ethics, and a multitude of other legal topics. The Legal Secretary Course is one of two offered. A Paralegal Certificate Course is also offered online during the same period.

This intensive course is designed for both beginning and experienced secretaries who are interested in improving their skills and increasing marketable job skills.

Financial aid may be available through TERI (Continuing Education Loan) 1.800.255.TERI or Sallie Mae’s Career Training Loan 1.888.661.8663 (Bank One- Education One Loan).

Upon completion of the legal secretary course, students will receive a Certificate of Completion from Southern University.

Tuition is $525 and excludes textbooks. Online textbooks include A Uniform System of Citation (the current edition) and Louisiana’s State Rules of Court.

For more information, contact Southern University’s Division of Continuing Education at 225.771.2613 or the Center for Legal Studies at 1.800.522.7737 or visit www.legalstudies.com.