Department Contacts
Marge Throndson (408) 741-2448
marge_throndson@westvalley.edu
Questions about Career Programs?
Call Career Programs Center
(408) 741-2098, email
cathy_aimonetti@westvalley.edu
or stop by room AAS 35
(408) 741-2098, email
cathy_aimonetti@westvalley.edu
or stop by room AAS 35
CAREER PROGRAMS:
Legal Secretarial Studies
Program Options
- Certificate of Achievement
Program Information
The legal community has always required skilled assistance, and it is willing to pay top dollar for the services provided by trained legal secretaries. West Valley College offers courses to train individuals interested in entering the legal secretarial field. The Court Reporting department, the Paralegal department, and the Computer Applications department have combined their expertise and courses to create this curriculum. If you have keyboarding skills and beginning knowledge of Microsoft Word, then you can complete this course of study in two semesters. This "fast-track" program can help you get started in your chosen profession.
Program Opportunities
- Legal Secretary
- Certified Shorthand Reporter
- Television Closed Captionist
- Classroom Steno-Interpreter
- Legal Transcription Technologist
- Computer-Aided Medical Transcriptionist
- Technologist and Minute Taker
- Office Assistant Transcription
- Scopist/Transcriber
• last updated: July 22, 2008 •