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Law Clerk (incl Placement)

Law clerks are trained to provide many important and highly specialized administrative duties related to the legal field. As a result, this profession has become an increasingly valuable resource to law firms and businesses alike. Graduates of this 53-Week Law Clerk program (includes a 190 hour placement) will work in a very fast-paced environment in law firms, corporate legal departments, financial institutions, insurance companies, title searching companies, Federal, Provincial and Municipal Government offices, court offices, registry offices, government boards and tribunals, and legal services provider agencies among a host of other institutions. Depending on the area of employment, law clerks have a wide range of responsibilities, including preparing trial documentation, interviewing witnesses, arranging trial dates and adjournments, preparing corporate/commercial documentation, completing family law financial statements, assisting in the administration of estates, completing legal research, searching titles and processing real estate transactions.  

LAW CLERK COURSES:

Academic & Professional Success Strategies Wills, Trusts & Estates
Intro to Computers and Google Apps Administrative Law & Tribunal Practices
Microsoft Access Immigration Law
Placement Accounting I : Basic Bookkeeping
Microsoft Word  Criminal Law
Microsoft Excel  Family Law
Sage 50 Provincial Offences
Microsoft PowerPoint  Ethics, Professional Conduct & Evidence Procedures
QuickBooks Real Estate Law
Intro to Law Legal Research & Legal Writing
Corporate and Business Law Customer Service & Interpersonal Workplace Skills
Civil Procedures – Including Small Claims Court Career Launching & Portfolio Planning
Contracts & Tort Law Legal Transcription
Business & Social Media Communications Debtor-Creditor Law
Student Loans and Grants

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*All student funding, whether made available privately or through various government branches, is only approved to those who qualify, by the original source of funding. There are many criteria that each candidate must meet to be approved. Schools can only inform you of what may be available.