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| narrow your interests. The truth is, you love law, | | | | applications, accounting, and information management. |
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| opportunity to perform a wide variety of | | | | administrative law and procedure, legal office |
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| for an individual attorney. You may also be called | | | | analysis. |
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| legal files and business records, and execute legal | | | | become familiar with the U.S. court systems in the |
| forms. | | | | preparation of forms and legal documents. You may |
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| associate of applied science degree in legal office | | | | handling legal dictation and transcription, and you'll |
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| technology. | | | | and practical legal arguments. Plus, you'll learn to |
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