Law clerks are trained to provide many important and highly specialized administrative duties related to the legal field. As a result, this profession has become an increasingly valuable resource to law firms and businesses alike.
Graduates of this 53-Week Law Clerk program (includes a 190 hour placement) will work in a very fast-paced environment in law firms, corporate legal departments, financial institutions, insurance companies, title searching companies, Federal, Provincial and Municipal Government offices, court offices, registry offices, government boards and tribunals, and legal services provider agencies among a host of other institutions. Depending on the area of employment, law clerks have a wide range of responsibilities, including preparing trial documentation, interviewing witnesses, arranging trial dates and adjournments, preparing corporate/commercial documentation, completing family law financial statements, assisting in the administration of estates, completing legal research, searching titles and processing real estate transactions.
| Academic & Professional Success Strategies | Wills, Trusts & Estates | ||
| Intro to Computers and Google Apps | Administrative Law & Tribunal Practices | ||
| Microsoft Access | Immigration Law | ||
| Placement | Accounting I : Basic Bookkeeping | ||
| Microsoft Word | Criminal Law | ||
| Microsoft Excel | Family Law | ||
| Sage 50 | Provincial Offences | ||
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Ethics, Professional Conduct & Evidence Procedures | ||
| QuickBooks | Real Estate Law | ||
| Intro to Law | Legal Research & Legal Writing | ||
| Corporate and Business Law | Customer Service & Interpersonal Workplace Skills | ||
| Civil Procedures – Including Small Claims Court | Career Launching & Portfolio Planning | ||
| Contracts & Tort Law | Legal Transcription | ||
| Business & Social Media Communications | Debtor-Creditor Law |

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