Law Clerk (Co-op) Fanshawe College

Overview

Throughout this Law Clerk (Co-op)  Graduate Diploma offered at Fanshawe College you will gain a competitive edge by integrating your academic studies with practical paid work experience.  

Key Facts

You will work on legal files alongside lawyers or paralegals in law firms, government agencies, corporate offices, or financial institutions. In many ways, the law is the most crucial institution in the country. 

The Law Clerk (Co-op) program combines a solid understanding of several areas of law with practical paid work experience giving you the required skills for diverse career opportunities. Your law courses will include civil litigation, corporate commercial, debtor and creditor rights, real estate, landlord and tenant, estate administration, and family law. In addition, you will receive extensive training on leading software and online applications used by law firms and legal departments in Canada.

After completing their co-op work terms our students return to campus with a better understanding of the type of work they will be performing after graduation, and an appreciation of how the material they learn at college applies to real-life legal cases.

When you graduate you’ll have learned everything you need to start your career off right. And, because you’ve chosen the Co-op program your studies will be integrated with working alongside real legal teams, on real cases, allowing you to graduate with a competitive edge. You will study many areas of Canadian law including civil litigation, corporate/commercial, debtor and creditor rights, real estate, landlord and tenant, estate administration, family law and contracts. You will refine your communication and information processing skills as you learn how to research, analyze and write in the legal environment. You will develop an ability to work with a variety of leading-edge legal software applications and online commercial legal databases and services.

Career opportunities:

Graduates of Fanshawe’s Law Clerk program find career opportunities in law firms, corporate legal departments, financial institutions, insurance companies, title insurance companies, Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments, court offices, registry offices, government boards and tribunals, legal aid, legal technology and legal services providers. A career as a law clerk offers challenge, diversity, flexibility and advancement in the fast-paced, constantly changing legal environment. Graduates are also well prepared to succeed in Fanshawe’s Paralegal program.

Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Law Clerk program:

• Class Action Law Clerk

Support a class actions department by researching and filing documents related to court proceedings.

• Real Estate Law Clerk

Support a lawyer’s work on real estate files from start to finish.

• Family Law Clerk

Play an integral role in a family law firm by providing administrative support to legal counsel.

Accreditation

• This program is accredited by Co-operative Education and Work Integrated Learning Canada