| Legal Assistant Certificate | OFFERED ONLINE
Loyalist College Certificate |
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| PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: | This program will prepare you to be a vital part of a high pressured, precision-based law office. The law-based courses are designed specifically to show you the practice and procedures of the law office, and will focus on how these tasks are performed. You will become familiar with forms and processes required in all areas of the legal system.
This program has changed. Students who began the program prior to Fall 2018 would complete the OLD program: Legal Assistant Certificate |
Please view and retain a copy of the current STUDENT HANDBOOK by Clicking Here | ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: | | MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS | The minimum requirements for admission to any post-secondary program is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (30 credits) or an Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma or the equivalent, with credits at the college or general level, or mature student status as defined. | | MATURE APPLICANTS | | Applicants who are 19 years of age on the first day of classes in the year of admission, and who do not have an OSSD, are considered as mature applicants. Such applicants must complete the required subjects for admission. If they lack the required subjects, they may be requested to write a diagnostic test. | | NOTE: Applicants who are not Canadian citizens or who do not have permanent residence status are not considered under this clause. |
| FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: | This program is not currently eligible to receive OSAP funding.
To learn more about what other funding opportunities may be available, please visit Loyalist’s Financial Assistance Office by Clicking Here |
| REQUIRED COURSES: |
| BUSI 8126/8505 | Office Procedures |
| COMP 8517/8535 | Word Core |
| COMM 8010 | Communications: Grammar & Writing
| | BUSI 8026 | Legal Terminology |
| BUSI 8023 | Legal Office Procedures |
| BUSI 8519 | Real Estate Law Procedures |
| BUSI 8521 | Litigation/Small Claims/Family/Criminal Law Procedures |
| BUSI 8523 | Wills and Estates Law Procedures |
| BUSI 8525 | Corporate Law Procedures |
| BUSI 8214/8516 | Legal Accounting Procedures |
| Please note: |
| • | Courses are listed above in the recommended order of completion |
| • | Course codes have changed - to view a course equivalency chart click here or email the contact below |
| • | Students must obtain a grade of 50% or higher to pass each course |
| • | Students must obtain a G.P.A. of 60% or higher to obtain this certificate | | • | Students have seven years to complete the certificate requirements |
| • | Courses may not be available every semester while others may have regular monthly intakes |
| For more information, contact 613-969-1913 or 1-888-569-2547 ext. 2185, distance@loyalistcollege.com |
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