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Legal Assistant

Diploma Summary

The Legal Assistant Diploma Program at ABM College prepares students to enter any legal, corporate, or judicial setting and provide excellent legal assistance and administrative support. Students learn industry rules and regulations, proper spelling, grammar and writing, transcription techniques, legal document review and preparation, file system and information management, workflow schedule and deadline management, as well as relevant computer software to effectively manage correspondence, documents, databases and more. Students end with a 4-week practicum placement to translate their education into real work experience.
Legal Assistant

Diploma Highlights

The program combines a solid foundation of office skills with an emphasis on how those skills are used in law offices. Practical, hands-on training provides students with the opportunity to learn the principles of office procedures, terminology, and accounting as they are used in the legal industry. In addition to this, our Legal Assistant program introduces the different areas of specialization in legal practice. These include corporate and business law, criminal law, family law, civil litigation, real estate law, and wills and estate law.

Discover key features of the Legal Assistant Diploma program:

  • Study general procedures, accounting, and communication which are foundational to any legal practice.
  • Learn Commercial Law which covers contracts, consumer protection, and employment law.
  • Explore Criminal Law definitions, offences, defenses, arrest procedures, constitutional rights, and rehabilitation.
  • Gain an understanding of Family Law and Estate Planning through marriage, separation, divorce, common law, child support, wills, healthcare directives, and more.
  • Understand the intricacies of Intellectual Property Law including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and industrial design.

Career Opportunities

  • Legal Assistant
  • Legal Department Advisor
  • Law / Judicial Clerk
  • Legal Secretary
  • Court Clerk

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Course Curriculum

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