The one-year Law Clerk Intensive Ontario College Diploma program covers a wide range of legal topics and processes.
Fast-track your legal career.
Learn from dedicated faculty who ensure that your skills surpass industry standards
You have the option to continue your studies in the Paralegal Graduate Certificate at Algonquin College
Small class sizes enable students to have stronger peer relationships, and closer contact with professors
Overview
Fast-track your legal career.The one-year Law Clerk Intensive Ontario College Diploma program covers a wide range of legal topics and processes. This program is designed to help you advance your career as a legal assistant or law clerk.
It is also a valuable addition to your career as a paralegal in Ontario.
This program prepares you for administrative work in an office environment where you work independently under the general direction of a lawyer or as part of a legal services team.
Learn from dedicated faculty who ensure that your skills surpass industry standards.Practicing in an off-site field placement and in-class workplace simulation allow you to further develop your skills and knowledge.
As a student, you develop and practise the skills that are essential for a successful career, including:
paying attention to details and independently following instructions
organizing client files and managing deadlines
interviewing clients
performing general office procedures
working with legal software to compile information and prepare documents
compiling evidence and documentation
maintaining corporate documents and filings
entering data in legal forms and drafting routine correspondence
preparing briefs
learning about family, estates, civil litigation, corporate, administrative, and real estate law practices
engaging in civil litigation and research
Graduates have the skills and flexibility to apply their knowledge in a variety of entry-level law clerk positions within:
law offices
corporations
government legal departments and agencies
financial institutions
court and registry offices
Success Factors
This program is well-suited for students who:
Are interested in broadening career development as a paralegal and a law clerk in Canada and worldwide.
Possess excellent interpersonal and human relations skills.
Are organized, detail-oriented and flexible.
Work well under pressure.
Have a strong literacy and communications background.
Have a high standard of ethics.
Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
Support the needs of clients and legal professionals through the use of accurate terminology and professional communication strategies, both orally and in writing.
Complete all work within routine and unexpected time lines and limitation periods within the legal environment.
Use current and relevant electronic and print resources, within the legal environment, to conduct legal research, to assist with file and evidentiary management, to facilitate communication and generate legal documentation, complying with current regulations and procedures.
Research and summarize the presenting legal issues, applying knowledge of substantive law, to support the legal team.
Apply rules of procedure to support best legal practices.
Conduct oneself professionally in adherence to the guidelines of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Carry out clerical and administrative duties for the operation of a variety of legal environments.
Outline strategies for ongoing professional development to ensure continuing competence as a Law Clerk.
Act equitably and justly with diverse populations.
Provide support for legal professionals in courts and administrative tribunals within the legal system.
Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.
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