ObjectivesCentennial College's Law Clerk program provides an excellent opportunity for students to acquire the skills necessary to practice as a law clerk. A wide variety of law courses, in conjunction with computer legal software courses, fully prepares the students for employment in the legal profession.
Practical experienceA unique feature of Centennial's program is a four days per week work placement in the final semester. This work placement provides invaluable work experience for our students and allows them to apply their knowledge to real-life legal situations. This placement often leads to full-time job opportunities for graduates of the Law Clerk program.
Academic titleLaw Clerk 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
ELECT Elective
LAWS-105 Computers for Law Clerks
LAWS-221 Family Law Semester 2 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
COMM-170/171 College Communication 2 / (ESL)
LAWS-112 Real Estate 1
LAWS-114 Civil Litigation
LAWS-115 Corporate Law
LAWS-310 Automated Law Office 1 Semester 3 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
GNED-500 Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
JOBS-221 Job Search Skills
LAWS-117 Legal Research and Writing
LAWS-223 Real Estate 2
LAWS-228 Administrative Law
LAWS-315 Automated Law Office 2 Semester 4 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
LAWS-224 Wills & Estates
LAWS-225 Debtor Creditor/Landlord Tenant Law
LAWS-226 Work Placement- Law Clerk
NOTES:
1. The prerequisites for entrance to the fourth semester work placement course (LAWS-226) are:
o Student must have successfully completed LAWS105, LAWS-221, LAWS-112, LAWS-114, LAWS-115, LAWS-117, LAWS-223, LAWS-228, LAWS-310, LAWS-315, and GNED-107 with an overall 2.0 GPA in these courses.
2. Students must have a minimum C grade in COMM-170/171
3. LAWS-226 is graded PASS or FAIL only and does not have any positive impact on your GPA.
4. Students require an overall minimum GPA of 2.0 and a minimum keyboarding speed of 40 wpm to graduate from the program.