Office Administration - Legal

The fully online, 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.

 

Program information
 

All courses must be successfully completed within 5 years of acceptance into 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.