Diploma in Law Clerk (LCLR)
- Barrie, Canada
- Owen Sound, Canada
Diploma
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Nov 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Diploma in Law Clerk (LCLR) at Georgian trains you to enter the legal profession. You’ll learn from community professionals and use current legal software to draft correspondence, memoranda and court documents across real estate, corporate, estates, civil litigation and family law. The curriculum covers legal administration, substantive law, ethics and professionalism, and includes experiential learning through a semester four placement that reinforces classroom skills and builds experience.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work as law clerks, legal assistants, legal administrators, court registry staff, tribunal or government office support, legal researchers, corporate legal support and insurance or financial claims staff roles.
Enter the legal profession as a law clerk
Learn from professionals in the community. Gain experience during field training. Specialized courses using current industry tools and standards.
As integral members of the legal team, law clerks work independently under the general supervision of a lawyer and assist with numerous tasks associated with the handling of diverse legal matters, including significant client interaction. In this program, students learn to draft legal correspondence and memoranda and prepare various court documents in practice areas such as real estate, corporate, estates, civil litigation, and family law, utilizing current legal software to produce documents to professional standards. Students learn legal administration skills, substantive law, ethics, and professionalism. Students engage in experiential learning through a field placement that reinforces and expands upon the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom.
Why study Law Clerk at Georgian?
Georgian’s Law Clerk program gives you the chance to build a solid foundation of skills in preparation for employment as a law clerk or legal assistant.
Faculty
Our faculty members bring experience and education into the classroom from both the corporate and legal worlds.
Hands-on experience
The semester four field placement will give you some solid work experience to put on your resumé.
Jobs
Our graduates are working in legal offices (specialized and general practices), government offices (municipal, provincial, federal, boards/tribunals, court/registry, and legal aid), and financial institutions, corporations, and insurance companies.
Benefits of studying part-time
- Register on a course-by-course basis, paying as you go!
- MORE choices. We are always adding more flexible delivery programs and courses.
