Office Administration - Legal Conestoga College

Overview

This  Office Administration - Legal programme is offered at Conestoga College . In the first year, students build strong technological, administrative, and communication skills, and are introduced to office procedures specific to the legal environment.

Key facts

In the second year, students continue to 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. Students receive extensive administrative training, with an emphasis on problem-solving skills, by completing client files and accounting procedures, integrating a variety of current computer programmes and specialized legal software. Throughout the programme, students 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 programme, students showcase their skills by completing a 90-hour work placement.

Interested in taking this programme on a part-time basis? It's possible to complete this programme while still working full-time and fulfilling your other commitments. See our Office Administration - Legal part-time programme for more information.

Careers 

• Graduates of the Office Administration - Legal programme are in high demand. A wide variety of employment opportunities are available in law firms, government offices, real estate and insurance companies, financial institutions, legal departments or corporations.
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the list of eligible fields of study for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). For Conestoga's latest list of PGWP-aligned programmes, please visit the college website.