Paralegal courses

About Paralegal in St. Clair College

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
A Paralegal provides legal services to clients within the permitted scope of practice. This includes representing clients in provincial offences court, which includes highway traffic offences, municipal by-law matters, liquor license cases, occupational health and safety issues, as well as civil litigation matters in small claims court. Paralegals may also appear in the Ontario Court of Justice representing clients charged with less serious criminal offences. Paralegals may represent clients in a broad range of tribunals such as the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Human Rights Commission, and Landlord and Tenant Board, to name a few.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• The program is set-up in part as an office simulation and includes mock hearings and trials.
• In addition to a 140 hour work placement, students have the opportunity to work in the St Clair College Forms Completion Clinic to gain valuable real life experience working with clients while offering an invaluable service to the community.
• The Paralegal Program has been accredited in accordance with the standards established by the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Paralegal Education Program Accreditation Policy (PEPA).

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Career opportunities include self-employment, law firms, legal departments of corporations, administrative tribunals and government agencies.

Academic qualification equivalents

Post Secondary graduates from a related discipline such as college diploma, college advanced diploma or applied degree in a related discipline

English language requirements (one of the below):

IELTS   : Overall band of 6.5 No single test score below 6.0
TOEFL : Overall 83 with Writing, Reading, Listening and Speaking minimums of 21

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