Legal Assistant
Description
The Legal Assistant certificate program will provide you with technical skills and a specialized education that will prepare you for a career as a legal office assistant. Emphasis is placed on the practical demands of the job including the understanding of legal terminology and procedures, professional ethics, meeting deadlines and interpersonal relations.
Specialized terminology and documentation will form the basis on which your keyboarding skills are developed. In addition, you will develop an understanding of the core areas of legal office administration with emphasis on the practices and procedures of law including: Family Law and Criminal Law, as well as the practices involved in Litigation, Corporate, Real Estate and Small Claims Court.
Specialized terminology and documentation will form the basis on which your keyboarding skills are developed. In addition, you will develop an understanding of the core areas of legal office administration with emphasis on the practices and procedures of law including: Family Law and Criminal Law, as well as the practices involved in Litigation, Corporate, Real Estate and Small Claims Court.
CURRICULUM
Mandatory Courses (10)
LEG301 Office Procedures
LEG302 Word Specialist
LEG303 Communication I
LEG304 Legal Terminology
LEG305 Legal Office Procedures
LEG308 Real Estate Practices & Procedures I
LEG309 Wills and Estates Practice & Procedures
LEG312 Corporate Practice and Procedures
LEG315 Law Office Accounting
LEG316 Litigation Small Claims Family Criminal Law Procedures
Electives (2)
LEG306 Litigation Practice & Procedures I
LEG307 Family Law Practice & Procedure
LEG310 Criminal Law Practice & Procedure
LEG311 Litigation II
LEG313 Real Estate II
LEG314 Small Claims Practice & Procedures
Note: Students who started the program prior to Summer 2023 and wish to graduate under the new requirements may use LEG307 in lieu of LEG316. However, they must complete a total of 12 courses in order to graduate.
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Communication I
- Corporate Practice and Procedures
- Criminal Law Practice and Procedure
- Family Law Practice and Procedure
- Legal Office Procedures
- Legal Terminology
- Litigation Practice and Procedure II
- Litigation Practice and Procedures I
- Office Procedures
- Real Estate II
- Real Estate Practices & Procedures I
- Small Claims Practice and Procedures
- Wills and Estates Practice & Procedures
- Word Specialist
- Law Office Accounting
- Litigation Small Claims Family Criminal Law Procedures
Overview
- Institution: Seneca Polytechnic
- Program type: Certificat
- Language: English
- Program Code: LEG
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance