COURSE CODE: 6735

Legal Administration

SCED Code: 12008
Virginia Extended Description: 36
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FBLA
Non-Traditional?: M

Students explore various areas of law (e.g., civil, criminal, family, real estate, estate, and probate) while preparing for employment in the legal field. Students gain knowledge and skills in legal document preparation, office communications, legal terminology, client services, records management, financial records, and business ethics. Successful completion of this course may lead to an entry-level position in a law office, court office, law enforcement agency, corporate legal department, or to postsecondary education. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations

Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.  The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth.  See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry). 

SOC Code Occupation Description Apprenticeable Occupation
439199 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other No
232011 Paralegals and Legal Assistants No
434051 Customer Service Representatives No
434171 Receptionists and Information Clerks No
273091 Interpreters and Translators No
434031 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks No
492091 Avionics Technicians No
131041 Compliance Officers No
132051 Financial and Investment Analysts No
113031 Financial Managers No
339021 Private Detectives and Investigators No

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Administrative Support
  • Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
  • Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Business Information Management
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
  • Receptionists and Information Clerks
  • Word Processors and Typists

Pathway Occupation
Foreign Service
  • Interpreters and Translators
Governance
  • Legislators
National Security
  • Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members, All Other
  • Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders, All Other
  • Special Forces
Planning
  • Actuaries
  • Economists
  • Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
  • Urban and Regional Planners
Public Management & Administration
  • Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
  • Postal Service Clerks
  • Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Regulation
  • Avionics Technicians
  • Compliance Officers
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Financial Managers
  • Private Detectives and Investigators
  • Transportation Inspectors
Revenue & Taxation
  • Compliance Officers
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Financial Managers
  • Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Pathway Occupation
Information Support & Services
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
  • Receptionists and Information Clerks
  • Word Processors and Typists

Pathway Occupation
Legal Services
  • Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
  • Receptionists and Information Clerks

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