Ontario College Graduate Certificate Paralegal
Course Overview
This program provides the specialized education required to become a licensed paralegal in Ontario, the only province with a regulated paralegal profession. Students gain a practical understanding of legal principles and procedures to represent clients in tribunals and lower courts. The curriculum emphasizes professional ethics, conflict resolution, and entrepreneurial skills, fully preparing graduates to write the Law Society of Ontario's licensing exam.
Key Program Highlights
- Preparation for the Law Society of Ontario's licensing exam
- Hands-on training for representing clients in Small Claims Court, Provincial Offences Court, and various tribunals
- Strong emphasis on professional ethics, responsibility, and conflict management
- Development of practical legal skills combined with essential theoretical knowledge
- Curriculum designed to build entrepreneurial readiness for a private practice career
Course Overview
This program provides the specialized education required to become a licensed paralegal in Ontario, the only province with a regulated paralegal profession. Students gain a practical understanding of legal principles and procedures to represent clients in tribunals and lower courts. The curriculum emphasizes professional ethics, conflict resolution, and entrepreneurial skills, fully preparing graduates to write the Law Society of Ontario's licensing exam.
Key Program Highlights
- Preparation for the Law Society of Ontario's licensing exam
- Hands-on training for representing clients in Small Claims Court, Provincial Offences Court, and various tribunals
- Strong emphasis on professional ethics, responsibility, and conflict management
- Development of practical legal skills combined with essential theoretical knowledge
- Curriculum designed to build entrepreneurial readiness for a private practice career
Requirements
Modules
- Legal Accounting
- Legal Computer Applications
- Communication/Writing
- Administrative Law
- Introduction To The Canadian Legal System
- Legal Research And Writing
- Torts And Contracts
- Employment Law
- Evidence And The Litigation Process
- Provincial Offences/Motor Vehicle Offences
- Residential Landlord And Tenant Law
- Small Claims Court
- Tribunal Practice And Procedure
- Ethics And Professional Responsibility
- Advocacy
- Practice Management/Operating A Small Business
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Criminal Summary Conviction Procedure
- Wsib/Insurance Accident Benefits
- Immigration And Refugee Law
- Human Rights Law And Procedures/Indigenous Rights And Legal Issues
- Field Placement
