Sheridan’s Office Administration – Legal Diploma program prepares you to provide legal administrative support in a law office, government office or corporate legal department. Your legal administration diploma is your key to an almost recession-proof career that is both challenging and exciting. You will learn to produce accurate legal documents using specialized legal software applications. You will record legal dockets, use the Internet for professional research, and then apply special legal terminology to legal writing.
By the time you complete your Legal Administration training, you will possess skills in these areas:
- Legal office procedures - prepare court documents, compose routine legal correspondence, legal terminology, and legal e-transcription
- Real estate law - procedures for buying and selling a home or business
- Litigation law - procedures for legal disputes argued in court
- Family law - procedures for separation, divorce, child custody, and division of marital assets
- Estate administration -Will drafting, Power of Attorney and estate administration
- Corporate and business law - procedures applicable to small and large companies such as contracts, mergers/acquisitions and incorporation matters.
- Legal software applications - Advanced Microsoft Word (Level 2) and PC Law.
- Latest legal software including Teraview, Lawyer Done Deal, Conveyancer, ACL2 (Automated Civil Litigation), DivorceMate, PC Law, Estate-A-Base and others
- Traditional and electronic job search techniques, networking, career planning, and job interview skills
Maximize Your Learning With Mobile Computing
Sheridan’s advanced mobile computing teaching environment gives you 24/7 access to the course materials and software applications used in class. Using your personal laptop computer, you can perform class activities, complete assignments, and e-communicate with your professors and classmates. Mobile computing gives you freedom and flexibility that lead to greater learning.
Co-op Field Placement Option
We offer students the option to graduate from the program with a cooperative education component. Enrolment is limited through an additional application process. Students who are accepted into the co-op program will spend two paid work terms (a total of eight months) working in a legal office setting. Co-op work experience complements classroom study and provides an ideal background for enhancing career opportunities. See the Cooperative Education page for details and fees.
This unique combination of classroom study and on-the-job training will allow you to explore a variety of legal office administration careers, gain work experience, and apply classroom learning to a legal office setting.
* Under review
The Legal Office Administration program is located at the Davis Campus in Brampton, Ontario.
Sheridan trains you in the skills employers value most . When you complete your two-year legal administration diploma program, you will be ready to pursue a position in a field that thrives regardless of the state of the economy. Positions held by our graduates include:
- Court administrative assistant
- Legal administrative/executive assistant
- Legal corporate trainer
- Legal services manager
- Office manager or administrator
- Securities law clerk
- Senior legal assistant
Our legal administrative diploma graduates work in various areas of law, including:
- Corporate and/or business law
- Banking and securities
- Criminal, civil litigation, and/or family law
- Employment/labour law or environmental law
- Estates and trusts or real estate law
- Intellectual property
- Sports/entertainment and media law
Some areas in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) where our graduates work:
- Prestigious downtown Toronto law firms
- Local firms in Halton or Peel regions
- In-house corporate legal departments
- Court, government, and municipal offices
“I graduated from Sheridan’s Office Administration Legal program recently and ever since that my success just continues to grow. The program itself is amazing, in the sense that the material covered really prepares the student for the real world and more. However, what I appreciated the most was the dedication and guidance our instructors gave us ….”
Jessica C., Legal Administrative Assistant, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto.
“I would not be here at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, one of Canada’s pre-eminent law firms, without Sheridan’s Legal Office Administration program, and particularly, without the hard work of Sheridan’s professors and the work placement experience.”
Katie L. (Class of 2008), Legal Administrative Assistant, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:
- One English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U)
or
Mature student status. (See "Admissions" section for details.)
APPLICANT SELECTION
Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of previous academic achievement (the average of their six highest senior-level credits, including required courses). Although not a requirement, Grade 12 mathematics or equivalent and basic computer skills are recommended.
Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related programs.
ADMISSION AT AN ADVANCED LEVEL (DIRECT ENTRY)
Admission at an advanced level into Year 2 (Term 3) is available to applicants with:
- Appropriate postsecondary education in office administration
- Consideration through the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) process
- Advanced standing or transfer of relevant credits earned at another recognized postsecondary institution
| CODE |
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| |
|
|
| POFAL - OFFICE ADMINISTRATION - LEGAL |
| Term 1 |
|
|
| COMM19599 |
Business English 1 |
3 |
| APPL19730 |
Word Processing Applications |
3 |
| APPL16367 |
Spreadsheets and Presentations |
3 |
| OADM18823 |
Document Processing and Proficiency |
3 |
| OADM19402 |
Office Administration Studies |
3 |
| GNED |
General Education Elective |
3 |
| Total: |
|
18.0 |
| |
|
|
| Term 2 |
|
|
| OADM17028 |
Integrated Office Applications |
3 |
| COMM23431 |
Business English 2 |
3 |
| OADM 29599 |
Advanced Document Processing |
3 |
| MATH12115 |
Business Math Applications |
3 |
| ACCG15910 |
Accounting |
3 |
| LAWS11198 |
Legal Office Procedures |
3 |
| Total: |
|
18.0 |
| |
|
|
| Term 3 |
|
|
| LAWS22928 |
Real Estate Law 1 |
3 |
| LAWS28913 |
Litigation 1 |
3 |
| LAWS26947 |
Corporate and Business Law |
3 |
| APPL29014 |
Legal Software Applications |
3 |
| FLPL23921 |
Workplace Preparation |
2 |
| GNED |
General Education |
3 |
| Total: |
|
17.0 |
| COWT10022 |
Co-op Education Forum |
1 |
|
|
|
| Term 4 |
|
|
| LAWS26852 |
Estate Administration |
3 |
| LAWS27732 |
Real Estate Law 2 |
3 |
| LAWS20794 |
Litigation 2 |
3 |
| LAWS26776 |
Family Law |
3 |
| CULT19518G |
Living and Working in a Diverse Society |
3 |
| OADM21072 |
Office Simulation |
4 |
| |
|
|
| Total: |
|
19.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: Courses subject to change.