Office Administration - Legal

Program Details:

• Program Code: 2002
• School: The Business School
• Credential: Ontario College Diploma
• Program Type: Post-secondary program
• Program Length: 2 years/ 4 semesters
• Start Date: Fall, Winter, Summer
• Location: Online

Program Availability:

• May 2024
• September 2024
• January 2025
• May 2025

Please Note: Office Administration - Legal is also offered in person.

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).

Courses

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

The prerequisites for entrance to the fourth semester Field Placement course (OALE-262**) are:

1. Student must have successfully completed all semester 1, 2 and 3 Office Administration courses with an overall minimum GPA of 2.0.

2. Student must have a minimum "C" grade in COMM170/171

3. International Students must have their Coop Work Permit

* OALE-262 is graded as a PASS/FAIL course only and does not have any positive effects on GPA
Total Placement hours: 160 hrs. = 5 days per week for 4 weeks.

Minimum Grade Required: Students require an overall minimum GPA of 2.0 and a minimum keyboarding speed of 50 wpm to graduate from the program.

Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.