Diploma in Office Administration - Legal (Online)
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
USD 2,721 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* tuition 2 semesters Canadian students; CAD 15,693 - tuition 2 semesters International students
Introduction
- Program Code: 2002
- School: The Business School
- Credential: Ontario College Diploma
- Program Type: Post-secondary program
- Program Length: 2 year/ 4 semesters
- Location: Online
In the Office Administration - Legal program at Centennial College, you'll see the legal system unfold before your eyes.
This college business diploma program's courses will not only allow you to develop core office administration skills but will also focus on:
- Legal office environments;
- Building an understanding of current issues in Canadian law;
- Specialized areas of practice such as civil litigation, family law, real estate, wills and estate;
- The use of specialized legal office software, with an emphasis on computer-generated document production and word processing.
To round out the Office Administration - Legal training, in the final term you'll complete a two-day-per-week field placement during which you'll have the opportunity to apply specific legal office administration skills. Among these skills will be the preparation of legal documents using word processing, legal terminology, and office procedures used in law firms or corporate legal departments.
The field placement will be organized and supervised by program faculty members and College staff, who will work closely with you to help you find a placement well suited to your needs. While the placement will be unpaid, it will provide valuable resume enhancement experience.
Please note: Upon graduation from the Office Administration - Legal program, you'll have the option to advance your education by seamlessly transferring into The Business School's Law Clerk program (#2804).
Admissions
Curriculum
Semester 1
- COMM-160/161 College Communication 1
- GNED General Education Elective
- KEYS-101 Keyboarding 1
- OAGN-113 Office Administration Technology 1
- OAGN-115 Introduction to Word Processing
- OAGN-118 Document Review & Proofreading
- OAGN-124 Financial Procedures
Semester 2
- COMM-170/171 College Communication 2
- KEYS-102 Keyboarding 2
- OAGN-116 Word Processing Applications
- OAGN-122 Career Readiness
- OAGN-123 Office Administration Technology 2
- OAGN-125 Office Procedures and Communications
- OAGN-127 Machine Transcription
Semester 3
- GNED General Education Elective
- KEYS-103 Keyboarding 3
- OAGN-261 Integrated Software Applications
- OALE-219 Legal Machine Transcription
- OALE-250 Civil Litigation Procedures
- OALE-251 Corporate, Wills and Estates
Semester 4
- GNED-500 Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
- KEYS-400 Keyboarding 4
- OALE-246 Family Law and Legal Software
- OALE-249 Legal Office Procedures
- OALE-252 Real Estate Procedures
- OALE-262 Field Placement
Program Outcome
Program Highlights
- You connect with experienced, knowledgeable Office Administration - Legal faculty members.
- Your skills portfolio expands as you learn from faculty members with business world experience and up-to-date knowledge of current trends, legal practices and related technology requirements.
- You develop expertise in essential automated office systems such as word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software.
- Earning a diploma that reflects high standards of learning enhances career opportunities.
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Apply scheduling, task coordination, and organizational skills to facilitate the completion of tasks and to meet deadlines in the legal environment.
- Establish and maintain data management systems for the organization of electronic and paper records for the legal environment.
- Coordinate the organizing, processing, and responding to electronic and paper communications to facilitate the flow of information in the legal environment.
- Produce accurate financial records for the legal environment within a specified time frame by compiling information and using appropriate software.
- Produce accurate legal correspondence by a specific deadline using available computer technology as well as applying recording, editing, and language skills.
- Use effective interpersonal skills in the legal environment to assist in the completion of individual and team tasks, ensure effective customer service, and promote the image of the organization.
- Troubleshoot and show initiative in the creation and production of accurate documentation for civil, corporate, real estate, family, and wills and estates law by a specified deadline using computer technology.
- Provide technical support and training related to computer software to others in the legal environment as required.
- Use the Internet and its tools in a legal environment to enhance communication and business opportunities.
- Demonstrate administrative skills to enhance the effective operation of the workplace.
Career Opportunities
Career Outlook
- Assistant to president of an organization
- Executive assistant
- Administrative assistant
- Administrative support officer
- Senior secretary
- Executive secretary
- Office coordinator
- Legal secretary
- Legal administrative assistant
- Legal office support
- Administrative support officer
Education Pathways
Qualified graduates of the Office Administration - Legal program may be eligible to receive degree credit(s) with our partner institutions for learning achieved at Centennial.
Please note that each partnership has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the partner institution.
Areas of Employment
- Law firms
- Government agencies
- Corporate legal departments
- Legal offices