Canada

Legal Administrative Assistant

Canada

Vancouver Community College

Vancouver, Canada

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About Course


Key information
Duration
: 5 Months
Study Type
: Full Time
Tuition fees
: 9.00 CAD / Total
Exam Accepted
: IELTS 6.0/9 | TOEFL 80/120
Exam Intake
: Feb | Sep
Conditional Scholarship
: NA
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  • Program Description Experienced administrative assistants and graduates of the administrative assistant program learn to adapt administrative skills to work in the legal field by acquiring the skills and knowledge to apply time management principles and set priorities to create, edit, store, and retrieve legal documents and correspondence using computers
  • Graduate Outcomes
  • The main emphasis is on the development of practical skills including machine transcription. Students are required to work individually and in groups. Theory is presented by means of lectures, demonstrations, videos, and field trips. Program time is set aside for work experience where the student may be placed in a challenging work environment within a law firm or law-related office.
  • Acquire the skills and knowledge to work with legal documents relating to corporate law, conveyancing, litigation, family law, wills, and estates.
  • What you will learn

  • Creation, editing, storage, and filing of legal documents and correspondence
  • Legal administrative procedures in the areas of corporate law, conveyancing, litigation, family law, and wills and estates
  • Time management and priority setting
  • Keyboarding, proofreading, and audio transcription
  • Independent and collaborative problem solving
  • Effective communication
  • Confidentiality
  • What to expect

  • 24 hours of class per week over 19 weeks
  • Skills training in keyboarding and transcription
  • Individual and group work
  • Lectures and videos
  • Legal software demonstrations
  • Field trips to Law Courts and law offices
  • Theory and practical exams and assignments
  • Two-week practicum

Entry Requirement


  • Applicants must be high school passed.

Application Process


  • PROGRAM-SPECIFIC

    Successful completion of the Vancouver Community College Administrative Assistant Program or equivalent program completed in the English language; OR

    Minimum of one year’s administrative assistant experience using MS Word, as demonstrated by the applicant’s resume (with confirmation from an employer, if requested), and the following:

  • A tested keyboarding speed of 50 gross words per minute on a 5-minute test with a maximum of 5 errors
  • Grade 12 completion or equivalent
  • English 12 with a C grade, or equivalent
  • OR

    English Language Proficiency at an English 12 level

    GENERAL

  • Seats are offered to applicants who have met all admission requirements, on a first-qualified, first-served basis.
  • International applicants must be 17 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
  • Applicants must submit official transcripts and educational documents as required by their course or program.
  • All VCC applicants are required to function successfully in an English-speaking classroom. English requirements vary by program. For details, visit VCC International - English Requirements.   
  • RECOMMENDED CHARACTERISTICS

  • Ability to accept responsibility and to plan and reason logically
  • Ability to follow instructions and work under pressure
  • Good organizational skills
  • Adaptability to change
  • Ability to work cooperatively with others
  • Competency in business arithmetic

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