Office Administration - Legal Ontario College Diploma
ObjectivesThis program provides the skills and advanced training necessary to qualify for an administrative support position in the legal field. It prepares you to work in a law firm or corporate legal department. Among the specialized areas covered are preparation of legal documents, legal terminology and procedures in legal offices. Emphasis is on computer-generated document production and word processing. You will concentrate on advanced legal office procedures and the preparation of legal documents using word processing and specialized legal office software.
Academic titleOffice Administration - Legal Ontario College Diploma
Course descriptionSemester 1 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
COMM-160/161 College Communication 1 / (ESL)
GNED-107 Current Issues in Canadian Law
OAGN-113 Microcomputers 1
OAGN-115 Introduction to Word Processing
OAGN-118 Transcription Techniques
OAGN-124 Financial Records for the Office Semester 2 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
COMM-170/171 College Communication 2 / (ESL)
OAGN-116 Word Processing for Office Administration
OAGN-123 Microcomputers 2
OAGN-125 Administrative Procedures
OAGN-127 Machine Transcription Semester 3 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
GNED-500 Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
JOBS-221 Job Search Skills
OAGN-261 Integrated Software Applications
OALE-219 Adv. Transcription Techniques Legal
OALE-249 Procedures for the Legal Office 1
OALE-250 Procedures for the Legal Office 2 Semester 4 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
ELECT Elective
OAGN-262 Field Placement
OALE-246 Legal Office Software
OALE-251 Procedures for the Legal Office 3
OALE-252 Procedures for the Legal Office 4
NOTE
* Students will be placed in the appropriate English level based on skills assessment results.
1. The prerequisites for entrance to the fourth semester work placement course (OAGN-262) are:
o students must have passed 14 of 16 courses in the first three semesters
o students must have a minimum C grade in each of the following: COMM-170/171, OALE-219, OALE-249 and OALE-250.
2. Minimum keyboarding speed of 40 wpm required to graduate.