Please note:
Before taking this course, students enrolled in the
Law Clerk Essentials program must complete ADMN1305 and your choice of either LAW1230 or COMP1913.
Please contact Emily Kelly, Program Assistant for further assistance.
Course description
This course focuses on the practical hands-on office management and responsibilities of a legal assistant, in conjunction with the day-to-day running of a legal practice. In addition to preparing accounts and related financial documentation, students will demonstrate proficiency in the use of a variety of legal software programs, including: LexisNexis PCLaw, Teraview, Divorce Mate, Will Builder, Estate-A-Base, Conveyancer, ACL5 and Fast Company. Emphasis will be placed on the application of office procedures within the following areas of law: Family, Wills & Estates, Real Estate, Litigation and Corporate, as well as the production of Small Claims Court and office-related documents in a simulated legal office environment.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Winter 2024 registration opens November 27, 2023. Spring 2024 registration opens February 26, 2024.Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery