CCLS
California Certified Legal Secretary

LSI administers the California Certified Legal Secretary (CCLS) certification exam for secretaries with at least three years' experience. The one-day exam is given semi-annually and covers California legal procedures, legal  terminology, reasoning and ethics, law office administration, communications, legal computations, and performance skills. SCCoLPA sponsors study groups for anyone who wishes to prepare for the examination.

If you are interested in sitting for the CCLS exam given March 19, 2009, a 23-week study course is planned to begin September 25, 2008. This course of study will help prepare you to take the CCLS exam. Click here for more details. 

Click here for the course outline and registration form.  

Continuing legal education requirements must be met for recertification by LSI.  SCCoLPA sponsored classes meet these requirements.

Information concerning the program and examination is available from LSI Corporate Office (800) 281-2188 or through the LSI webpage, www.lsi.org

For a listing of all SCCoLPA members that are CCLS certified, please click here.