Description

Students can prepare for a career in the legal profession with SAIT's Legal Assistant diploma, discovering how to be an integral part of a legal practice with highly specialized legal administrative skills. In this practical two-year diploma, instructors are lawyers and former legal assistants who show students how to assist their lawyer with important tasks on various files. Using industry software, students develop accurate keyboarding and transcription skills - and adapt their strong command of English spelling and grammar to effectively prepare various legal documents.

In substantive courses, students master relevant terminology for corporate law, real estate law, family law, criminal law and more. Students practice legal assistant tasks such as preparing a separation agreement, a criminal law file and a corporate minute book. In their capstone course, students simulate a real law office to integrate all their legal assistant knowledge. At the end of the program, students demonstrate their professionalism and expertise to potential employers in their practicum placement. Students graduate as a skilled legal assistant and highly employable in law firms and the court system.

* Note: Additional fees may apply
** All fees are subject to change without notice