Certificate in Legal Office Assistant
Online
Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Centennial College’s Certificate in Legal Office Assistant is offered entirely online and targets people with little or no experience. The program builds office support skills, interpersonal, organizational, and communication, and prepares students for operational procedures that keep a business office running. Keywords: administrative support, clerical skills, document management, legal office procedures.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can move into roles like Legal Office Assistant, Legal Administrative Assistant, Administrative Assistant, File Clerk, or Receptionist. You'll gain transferable skills in customer service, scheduling, document handling, records control, and office software useful in law firms, corporate legal teams, government offices, and community legal clinics.
This program is offered entirely online and is designed primarily for the person with little or no previous experience. The focus is on the development of strong office support skills with an emphasis on interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Graduates of this program will be prepared for standard operational procedures that are required for the smooth operation of a business office.
Mandatory Courses
- Business Law
- Business Culture and Coll. Pract
- Legal Terminology
- Legal Office Procedures
- Family Law
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Customer Service: Modern Approach
Elective Courses
In addition to the Mandatory Courses listed, please select 4 courses from the following:
- Litigation Practice and Procedure 1
- Litigation Practice Procedure 2
- Criminal Law
- Wills and Estates Practice and Procedure
- Real Estate Practice and Procedure 1
