Legal Administration/Law Clerk Ontario College Advanced Diploma
ObjectivesOntario's only three year Law Clerk program provides students with a general business background and extensive training in both the theory and practice of law. The content of the legal courses includes, but is not limited to wills and estates law, contracts, corporate, civil litigation, property and family law. This program includes exposure to the concepts and procedures involved in each area, together with the opportunity to work on practical law-related projects both in class and in the workplace.
Practical experienceExtensive field placement courses give students the opportunity to gain practical hands-on experience in a legal environment. Students will spend 70 hours in their second year and 280 hours in their third year in a field placement.
Academic titleLegal Administration/Law Clerk Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Course descriptionSemester 1
1. CANADIAN LAW
2. CONTRACTS I
3. PROPERTY I
4. AUTOMATED LAW OFFICE PROCEDURES I
5. COMMUNICATIONS I
6. PC LAW ACCOUNTING-LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
Semester 2
1. CONTRACTS II
2. CRIMINAL LAW
3. LEGAL RESEARCH
4. AUTOMATED LAW OFFICE PROCEDURES II
5. RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD & TENANT LAW
6. COMMUNICATIONS II FOR LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
Semester 3
1. CIVIL PROCEDURES
2. COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
3. CORPORATE LAW I
4. TITLE SEARCHING
5. ADR-ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
6. AUTOMATED LAW OFFICE PROCEDURES III
Semester 4
1. CIVIL LITIGATION
2. CORPORATE LAW II
3. FIELD PLACEMENT I
4. TORTS
5. PSYCHOLOGY & THE LAW
6. FAMILY LAW
7. LITIGATION & TRIAL SUPPORT
Semester 5
1. ADMINISTRATIVE & INSURANCE LAW
2. CONVEYANCING
3. FIELD PLACEMENT II
4. LAND PLANNING & MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
5. WILLS & ESTATES ADMINISTRATION
Semester 6
1. FIELD PLACEMENT III
2. TAXATION FOR LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
3. AUTOMATED LAW OFFICE SOFTWARE
4. PSYCHOLOGY & THE LAW
5. ADVANCED ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
6. SECURITY/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
7. UNIVERSITY CREDIT
8. LEGAL CAREER PREPARATION