Course Descriptions

Introduction to the procedures, rules and legislation applicable to divorce and family law litigation.

Introduction to the procedures, rules and legislation applicable to civil litigation in the Supreme Court of BC.

Students will learn the various documents that a legal administrative assistant must be familiar with in order to incorporate a company and attend to routine filings by examining the BC Business Corporations Act. Records office requirements, annual maintenance of the corporate records book, preparing share certificates and registration, among other topics, will also be covered. The class prepares a corporate records book as part of a term project.

This course covers the contract of purchase and sale, Land Title Act requirements for registration of title in BC, search procedures, preparation of primary and secondary documents and forms involved in conveying title and registering charges.

An examination of the BC Wills, Estates and Succession Act. Students will prepare the necessary documents to obtain Grants of Probate in the Supreme Court of BC and be familiar with documentation required for issuance of Grants of Administration.

This course acquaints students with a working knowledge of the BC and federal court system, statute law and common law, civil law and torts, and lawyers and the Law Society, with added emphasis on legal vocabulary.

Following successful completion of Second Term, a work practicum is arranged for the student. Before the practicum the student will be required to attend career preparation classes, which will include resume preparation and interview techniques.

This course looks at the effects of individual and group behaviour in organizations. Topics include leader behaviour and power, motivation, attitude development, perception, work stress and conflict. Students will also learn how to apply communication, problem solving and conflict resolution skills toward an organization's overall effectiveness.

This course prepares legal administrative assistant students for positions in law offices. Students receive instruction in opening files, time keeping, diary systems, use of law library, ethical responsibilities, filing, and other procedures particular to the profession. The students will create client files, add documents to the files, bill clients and at the end of the course, close the files. The students will learn to manage time and projects while being interrupted with other urgent tasks. Transcription will be used as a means to deliver many course materials and instructions.

This course provides students with a basic knowledge of securities regulation in Canada with a focus on British Columbia securities legislation, securities procedures and the preparation of basic securities documents such as material change reports; insider reports; annual reports; and the documentation required for private placements of securities.

This course introduces students to basic and intermediate word processing concepts using Microsoft Word. Students will gain proficiency working with the software by producing a variety of legal documents formatted according to legal office standards.

This course introduces students to advanced word processing concepts using Microsoft Word, and to basic spreadsheet concepts using Microsoft Excel. Students will gain proficiency working with the software by applying their knowledge to legal concepts.