Office Administration - Legal
Description
About the program
This hybrid, part-time Office Administration - Legal program provides you with a specialization in legal administrative procedures and processes to meet the needs of an increasingly global and technologically advancing legal industry. You will build strong technological, administrative, and communication skills, and are introduced to office procedures specific to the legal environment. Additionally, you will apply substantive and procedural law to the production of legal documentation in the areas of family law, litigation, real estate, wills and estates, corporate law and immigration law. You will receive extensive administrative training, with an emphasis on problem-solving skills, by completing client files and accounting procedures, integrating a variety of current computer programs and specialized legal software. Throughout the program, you are exposed to a wide variety of hands-on practical applications with an emphasis on organizational, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. As a capstone to the program, you will showcase your skills by completing a 90-hour work placement.
This program is also offered in full-time delivery.
Program information
All courses must be successfully completed within 5 years of acceptance into the program.
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, OR 19 years of age or older
- Grade 12 compulsory English, C (min 65%) or U (55%), or equivalent, OR Conestoga College Preparatory Communications (COMM1251), or equivalent (min 60%)
- For more information on preparatory programs, visit Academic Upgrading.
Compulsory Courses
Successfully complete 25 courses
- BUS1021 Organizational Behaviour
- BUS1395 Legal Office Procedures
- COMP1631 Advanced Spreadsheets
- FIN1110 Financial Procedures for Office Settings
- TECH1450 Advanced Office Technology
- ADMN2220 Legal Office Communications
- TECH1440 Introduction to Office Technology
- COMP1355 Presentation Software
- MATH1820 Foundations of Business Math
- ADMN1305 Document Processing
- COMM1410 Fundamentals for Effective Written Communication
- COMP1056 Business Computing Applications I
- ADMN1117 Keyboarding Techniques 1
- LAW2165 Family Law
- LAW2180 Corporate Law
- LAW2190 Wills and Estates
- LAW2360 Litigation II
- LAW2380 Real Estate I
- LAW2390 Real Estate II
- LAW2440 Immigration Law
- LAW1540 Litigation I
- OHS1320 Safety in the Workplace
- FPLT2020 Field Placement (Office Administration Legal)
- CDEV1830 Career Success
- COMM1085 College Reading & Writing Skills
- Electives: General Education (3)
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Organizational Behaviour
- Legal Office Procedures
- Financial Procedures for Office Settings
- Advanced Office Technology
- Legal Office Communications
- Introduction to Office Technology
- Presentation Software
- Foundations of Business Math
- Document Processing
- Fundamentals for Effective Written Communication
- Business Computing Applications I
- Keyboarding Techniques 1
- Family Law
- Corporate Law
- Wills and Estates
- College Reading & Writing Skills
- Career Success
- Field Placement (Office Administration Legal)
- Safety in the Workplace
- Litigation II
- Real Estate I
- Real Estate II
- Immigration Law
- Litigation I
- Advanced Spreadsheets
Overview

- Institution: Conestoga College
- Program type: Diploma
- Language: English
- Program Code: 1098
- Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.