Legal Administration

Program Overview

The Canadian Imperial College Diploma in Legal Administration program is a two-year, full-time program that provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in legal office environments. The program covers core clerical and administrative skills, legal terminology, and various legal fields. Students can choose to specialize in areas such as family law, corporate law, or criminal law. The program includes a practicum for hands-on experience.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Program Length: 2 years (4 semesters)
• Delivery Options: Onsite, online, and combination
• Instruction Options: Full-time
• Offered: Fall, Winter, and Spring
• Practicum: Yes
• Credential: Diploma
• Credits: 60
Students can choose to specialize in various legal fields like family law, corporate law, wills & estate law, real estate procedures, and criminal law.

Outline:

• Semester 1:
• Keyboarding 1 (3 credits)
• Introduction to word processing (3 credits)
• Document review and proofreading (3 credits)
• Financial procedures (3 credits)
• Semester 2:
• Machine transcription (3 credits)
• Keyboarding 2 (3 credits)
• Word processing applications (3 credits)
• Semester 3:
• Global citizenship (3 credits)
• Integrated software applications (3 credits)
• Legal machine transcription (3 credits)
• Litigation procedures (3 credits)
• Semester 4:
• Keyboarding 3 (3 credits)
• Legal Software (3 credits)
• Electives:
• Family law (3 credits)
• Corporate law (3 credits)
• Wills and Estates Law (3 credits)
• Real estate procedures (3 credits)
• Criminal Law Procedures (3 credits)

Careers:

• Graduates can work as:
• Captioner and court reporter
• Judicial clerk
• Land title analyst
• Legal administrator
• Legal assistant
• Liaison/consultant
• Students can specialize in different areas of law based on their interests.

Disclaimer:

• This response is based on the provided context.

• Home Student: CAD 10,000.00 / year
• International Student: CAD 15,000.00 / year