Legal Office Assistant
Seats available for the September semester!
Start the Legal Office Assistant program this September and start your journey to a great career.
If you’re ready to apply, do it today!
If you need more information about the program, or want to talk about career options and opportunities for further study, contact 250–370–4565 or sofbus@camosun.bc.ca.
Program Start: Fall
Program Length: Full-time: 12 months
The Legal Office Assistant certificate program is a one-year full-time program that provides learners with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to function in entry level support roles in a variety of legal, government and general business environments.
You'll gain general knowledge of substantive law, procedural law, litigation and law foundations. You'll also learn:
- business communications,
- keyboarding,
- word processing,
- information technology, and
- records management.
The program starts every September with classes held at the Interurban campus during the day and some evenings.
Graduates typically provide secretarial and administrative services that support managers and professional employers in both the private and public sectors, including law offices,legal departments of large firms, real estate companies, public courts and government.
Graduates can continue their learning
Graduates of the program may choose to complete specialized training in a number of areas, as this program ladders directly into additional credentials within the legal administration field. Talk to an Academic Advisor to learn more about your options.
Camosun's reputation played a role in getting a job so quickly
"Stepping stone to law career"
Legal Office Assistant graduate highlighted in recent article published in the Times Colonist.
Tom Brown thrives on the variety of work he handles every day as a legal assistant in British Columbia's Ministry of Justice in Victoria and credits Camosun College for his full-time legal assistant job. He's a recent graduate of Camosun's 12-month Legal Office Assistant certificate program. More...
Credential Option:
- Certificate in Legal Office Assistant
