Diploma in Law Clerk
Ottawa, Canada
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 9,177
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Launch your legal career.
In the two-year Law Clerk Ontario College Diploma program, you study a broad range of legal topics and processes to prepare you for a career as a legal assistant or law clerk.
This program prepares you for administrative work in an office environment where you work independently under the general direction of a lawyer, or as part of a legal services team. Learn from dedicated faculty who ensure that your skills surpass industry standards.
As a student, you develop and practice the skills that are essential for a successful career, including:
- Paying attention to details and independently following instructions
- Organizing client files and managing deadlines
- Interviewing clients
- Performing general office procedures
- Working with legal software to compile information and prepare documents
- Compiling evidence and documentation
- Maintaining corporate documents and filings
- Entering data in legal forms and drafting routine correspondence
- Preparing briefs
- Learning about family, estates, civil litigation, corporate, administrative, and real estate law practices
- Engaging in civil litigation and research
Benefit from the ability to participate in an off-site field placement or in an in-class workplace simulation. These experiences give you real-world experience and an opportunity to practice your skills.
Ideal Students
This program is well-suited for students who:
- Possess excellent interpersonal and human relations skills
- Are organized, detail-oriented and flexible
- Work well under pressure
- Have a strong literacy and communications background
- Have a high standard of ethics
Admissions
Curriculum
Level: 01
- ENL1962 English Fundamentals
- GEN1001M Ethics: What Is the Big Deal?
- LAW1706L Torts and Contracts
- LAW2208L Legal Fundamentals for Law Clerks
- LAW2245L Legal Research I
- LAW2265L Legal Computer Applications I
Level: 02
- ENL1813B Communications I
- LAW2222L Civil Procedures I
- LAW2230L Residential Tenancies and Commercial Leasing
- LAW2260L Legal Research II
- LAW2270L Legal Computer Applications II
- GED0220 General Education Elective
Level: 03
- LAW0032L Real Estate Procedures
- LAW0033L Corporate Law
- LAW0042L Legal Computer Applications III and Evidentiary Management
- LAW2206L Family Law
- LAW2232L Civil Procedures II
- English General Education Elective
Level: 04
- ACC2292L Legal Accounting
- LAW2207L Administrative and Federal Court Practice
- LAW2234L Civil Procedures III
- LAW2254L Estate Administration and Procedures
- Elective
Program Outcome
Credential: Ontario College Diploma
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Support the needs of clients and legal professionals through the use of accurate terminology and professional communication strategies, both orally and in writing.
- Complete all work within routine and unexpected time lines and limitation periods within the legal environment.
- Use current and relevant electronic and print resources, within the legal environment, to conduct legal research, to assist with file and evidentiary management, to facilitate communication and generate legal documentation, complying with current regulations and procedures.
- Research and summarize the presenting legal issues, applying knowledge of substantive law, to support the legal team.
- Apply rules of procedure to support best legal practices.
- Conduct oneself professionally in adherence to the guidelines of the Law Society of Ontario.
- Carry out clerical and administrative duties for the operation of a variety of legal environments.
- Outline strategies for ongoing professional development to ensure continuing competence as a Law Clerk.
- Act equitably and justly with diverse populations.
- Provide support for legal professionals in courts and administrative tribunals within the legal system.
- Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.
Career Opportunities
Graduates have the skills and flexibility to apply their knowledge in a variety of entry-level law clerk positions within law offices, corporations, government legal departments and agencies, financial institutions, court and registry offices.
The descriptions of legal skills, responsibilities, and settings indicate the abilities and environment in which the graduate may generally work and are not intended to imply that the law clerk is practising law.
English Language Requirements
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