Legal Assistant Diploma

Behind every good lawyer is a great assistant. Legal assistants are highly skilled administrators who work with lawyers on a wide variety of legal matters.

Get ready to take on a key role in a law office, a corporate legal department, or the judicial system. Legal assistants have superior computer skills, excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills, effective time management, prioritization, and an understanding of confidentiality. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential in this position. The Legal Assistant Capstone course brings theory and practice together in a law office simulation. Expected keyboarding speed at the end of this program is 60 words per minute.

Time commitment
This is a two year (4 terms / 60 weeks total) Diploma program. A full course load is 5 courses per term. Students may elect to take fewer courses each term; however, it will take longer to complete the program.