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| DATES: |
September 16th to December 2nd, 2003 |
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Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 9:30pm |
| WHERE: |
FIU, University Park Campus,
11200 S.W. 8 Street and SW 107 Avenue. Please call the LSI office
at (305) 348-249 one week prior to beginning of class for the room
location. |
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| COST: |
$495 |
| REGISTRATION: |
TBA |
| CERTIFICATION: |
Upon successfully completing all course
work for this program, a Certificate of Completion will be awarded
by the Legal Studies Institute of the College of Continuing and Professional
Studies at Florida International University. A certificate from FIU
will open doors to you. |
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This unique program trains and updates
those interested in the varied aspects of the law office and business
environment. This is a one-semester course designed to provide working
professionals with management principles and concepts, functional
and organizational applications, human resource management, supervisory
techniques, managing financial resources and ethical responsibilities.
This comprehensive course in Law Office management
is designed to provide students with the necessary skills to perform
as excellent law office managers, in today's law firms, legal departments
or governmental agencies and private corporations. It encompasses
a variety of aspects in law office management, preparing those interested
in seeking a career change, in a practical fashion, to excel in
the management of today's law office, Speakers, experts in this
field will add credibility and practicality to this program.
COURSE TOPICS:
- Organizational structure
- Human resource management
- Supervisory techniques in a professional setting
- Managing financial resources and reports
- Time keeping and effective billing
- Information systems
- Operating budgets and database management
- Legal constraints
- Communication and the Legal Profession
- Ethical Responsibilities
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Grace C. Lopez has been the Office Administrator
for the Miami office of the International Law Firm of Weil, Gotshal &
Manges, LLP since April, 1998. Before that she was the Law Firm Administrator
for an Insurance Defense Firm, Pyszka, Douberley, Blackmon, Levy & Savola,
P.A. for 18 ½ years. Her experience consists of Management, Human
Resources, Payroll, Accounting and Billing, Pension Administration, Benefits
and Compensation, and Purchasing. Grace has a B.S. degree in Professional
Administration from Barry University, a Human Resource Management Certificate
from Barry University, and a Law Office Management Certificate from Florida
International University.
Grace has been a member of the Association of Administrators
and the South Florida Chapter of legal Administrators since 1993 and has
been a member of the board of directors since 1997. She currently is the
President of the South Florida Chapter of the legal Administrators and
has served as President-elect and Vice president. Grace also participates
in many charity projects around the community, such as Food Drive for
Camilus House, Salvation Army’s Christmas Tree Angels, Apple Tree
Program and this year will be serving as a Project Coordinator for Hands
on Miami.
Grace has been recognized in Sterling’s Who’s
Who, and is a member of the National Association of Female Executives;
Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Legal Administrators.
Applicants are required to submit proof of formal education
or the equivalency of three years working as law office managers, or two
letters of recommendations attesting as to their professional ability.
Call the Legal Studies Institute office at (305) 348-2491,
or send an email to legal@fiu.edu
You may also visit us in person
at:
University Park, 11200 SW 8 Street and 107 Avenue, GL-120 (Green Library
Building, Room 120) Miami, Florida 33199.
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The
Administration of the Legal Studies Institute reserves the right to modify,
delete, cancel, add, or change course and seminar programs, tuition fee,
classroom location, faculty, and courses as deemed necessary. |
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