Continuing Education
Continuing Education
Legal Administration and Paralegal
Become a trained legal administrative assistant and support legal professionals in law, corporate, government, notary, insurance, or real estate offices.
When you graduate from the program, you possess a full range of essential skills in legal procedures, including litigation, family law, corporate law, wills and estates, and conveyancing. You are fully ready to launch a rewarding career in the legal field. You also have the option to continue your studies to earn a Paralegal certificate or diploma.
The next available intake is Fall 2025. Applications open October 1, 2024.
Credential: Certificate
Format: Full time
Delivery: Hyflex & online; practicum in person at an assigned work site
Duration: 7 months
Days and times: Classes Monday (hyflex), Wednesday (online), & Friday (online)
Tuition*: $7,959
Program eligible for financial aid
Practicum required? Yes
Start dates: September
Application deadline:
Students can apply at any time and will be considered for the next available intake.
* Tuition subject to change without notice. Textbooks are not included in tuition.
Legal Administrative Assistants (LAA) qualify for a variety of administrative support positions in corporate offices, law enforcement agencies, government services including court services and Crown Counsel, federal, provincial, and municipal offices, notaries public, insurance companies, financial organizations, correctional institutions, and real estate offices.
These diverse workplaces require assistants that have a higher skill set, knowledge base, and keen multitasking abilities. UFV’s LAA program offers you the most up to date industry knowledge and practical skills so that you are job-ready upon graduation. A career as a legal administrative assistant provides interesting and challenging work and can be both personally and financially rewarding.
Upon successful completion of the Legal Administrative Assistant certificate, you can continue your studies into the Paralegal Certificate and Paralegal Diploma programs.
View the entrance requirements in the UFV Academic Calendar.
The program is divided into eight courses, as listed below. The first is an overview of general legal procedures, followed by five courses covering specialty areas of law.
At the end of the Legal Administrative Assistant program, you will complete a two-week practicum that provides you with meaningful work-like experience and exposure to the legal field. In order to qualify for the practicum module, you must have successfully completed all previous coursework with a grade percentage of 85%.
For more information, view the practicum webpage.
To find your textbooks, use the UFV Bookstore's textbook search tool. Select "CE - Continuing Education" as your area of study.
Phone: 604-851-6324
Toll free: 1-888-504-7441 ext. 6324
Email: continuingeducation@ufv.ca
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