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Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate

Faculty of Business & Professional Studies School of Legal Studies

Credential
Certificate

Duration
8 month(s)

Program Highlights

The Legal Administrative Assistant (LAA) Certificate program at CapU provides students with an exciting career in the legal industry.

Legal professionals are in high demand in British Columbia and if you’re looking to move into a career in law, the Legal Administrative Assistant program is the right place to start.

In the program, you'll learn the core procedures for civil and family law litigation, wills and probate, corporate law, real estate conveyancing and mortgaging.

Your classroom skill training will prepare you for proper handling of legal documents and a comprehensive understanding of legal terminology and court systems.

Before successful completion of your certificate, you'll gain hands-on practice in a law firm or legal department working alongside lawyers, paralegals and legal administrative assistants and benefiting from their mentorship and experience with legal office procedures.

Learn more about the Legal Administrative Assistant program, contact us today.

  • Apply communication, problem solving and conflict resolution skills towards an organization’s overall effectiveness.
  • Effectively communicate in writing by composing business correspondence and legal documents.
  • Demonstrate proficiency working with IBM compatible software to produce a variety of correctly formatted legal documents from written and digitally recorded material.
  • Apply analytical skills to correctly identify and prepare documents for litigation, Wills creation and probating, Family Law, Corporate Law, Securities and basic conveyancing.
  • Demonstrate computation skills through the creation of legal accounts and Vendor’s and Purchaser’s statements of adjustment.
  • Demonstrate appropriate work ethic and entry-level job skills during a two week practicum placement with a law firm or government agency.

Admission Requirements

English language requirements

English is the language of instruction at CapU. All applicants are required to demonstrate competence in the English language prior to admission.

If English is not your first language or you’ve received your education in a language other than English, you must meet our English Language Requirements.

Basic requirements

  • High school graduation

Program-specific requirements

  • Resume
  • Letter of reference

Program Requirements

Required Courses

Total credits: 33.00

Required:
CMNS 159Communications for the Legal Administrative Assistant3.00 credits
LGST 108Family Law Litigation Procedures1.50 credits
LGST 109Basic Litigation Procedures3.00 credits
LGST 110Corporate Procedures3.00 credits
LGST 112Basic Conveyance and Mortgage Procedures3.00 credits
LGST 114Wills and Probate Procedures1.50 credits
LGST 116Introduction to the Legal System1.50 credits
LGST 119Practicum3.00 credits
LGST 124Organizational Behaviour3.00 credits
LGST 125Virtual Legal Office3.00 credits
LGST 126Basic Securities Procedures1.50 credits
LGST 127Computer Applications for the Legal Office I3.00 credits
LGST 128Computer Applications for the Legal Office II3.00 credits

 

Total program credits: 33.00

Program Notes

Students who complete LGST 127 and LGST 128 in the Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate and who are later accepted into the Paralegal Certificate, the Paralegal Diploma or the Bachelor of Legal Studies (Paralegal) Degree will be given credit for LAW 115.

Contact

Have questions about this program?

School of Legal Studies


604 983 7594
604 990 7808 (fax)
legalstudies@capilanou.ca

Student Information Services


604 984 4900
604 984 1798 (fax)
Library Building, room LB152
registration@capilanou.ca