Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a paralegal in B.C., you may choose to become a member of the BC Paralegal Association. Eligibility is achieved through completion of a recognized program and employment as a paralegal.

Paralegals

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of a lawyer or court. These programs include courses in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.

Legal assistant/paralegal

Paralegal Bachelor's Degrees

Paralegal And Legal Studies Diplomas

The Paralegal Diploma program is designed for students who have already completed at least of two years of post-secondary education or equivalent learning experience. You'll take substantive law, procedural law and legal skills courses and are required to complete a six-month paid practicum at the end of their studies. Upon graduation, you could work for law firms, in-house counsel and government agencies under the supervision of a lawyer, performing interesting and rewarding substantive and procedural legal work.

Paralegal Diploma

The Legal Studies Diploma is about the administration of justice, business law, criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence, public law (including immigration and human rights law), constitutional law, and private law (torts, contracts, property). Through this program, you’ll get take legal studies courses in legal research skills, legal remedies, and the basic principles of legal reasoning. In keeping with the liberal arts basis of the program, you’ll also take elective courses that are not related to law studies. 

Legal Studies Diploma

This Paralegal Diploma provides in-depth substantive paralegal training. In year 1, students will learn the skills required to assist in the many litigation, corporate, and conveyancing areas of law. Year 2 will provide students with extensive knowledge in the areas of Tort Law, Contract Law, Law of Evidence, Administrative Law, Intellectual Property Law, etc. Between Years 1 and 2 students have an opportunity to work as assistants to gather more work experience before they delve into the 2nd-year paralegal courses. Students will complete a 12-week practicum at the end of the 2nd year to solidify the skills and concepts learned in the program.

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Paralegal And Legal Studies Diplomas

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