Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate

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Objectives Students in this program are trained in legal office procedures, legal terminology, court systems, legal record keeping, bookkeeping, billing clients and the preparation, filing and service of legal documents in the areas of wills and estates, family law, litigation, corporate law and conveyancing. In addition, the students will become highly proficient in keyboarding, machine transcription (dicta typing) and a variety of computer programs.
Practical experience There is an office practicum component associated with this program.
Academic title Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate
Course description Semester I
OADM 1218    Legal Office Procedures - Introduction and Corporate Law    3
OADM 1303    Keyboarding Skill Development    3
OADM 1240    Business Communications and Procedures    3
OADM 1256    Microcomputer Applications I    3
OADM 1245    Employability Skills    3
       15

Semester II
OADM 1326    Legal Office Procedures - Litigation    3
OADM 1327    Legal Office Procedures - Family Law    3
OADM 1328    Legal Office Procedures - Conveyancing    3
OADM 1329    Legal Office Procedures - Will and Estates    3
OADM 1400    Job Search*    2
       14

*Job Search should only be taken during your final semester in the program.

Semester III
OADM 1401    Office Practicum    1

Total credits        30