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Legal Administrative Assistant (Online)

This specialist program is intended for graduates of the Administrative Assistant program as well as experienced administrative assistants wishing to work in the legal field. Graduates of this program acquire the skills and knowledge to apply time management principles and to set priorities; create, edit, print, store and retrieve legal documents and correspondence using computers; perform legal administrative assistant duties and procedures in the areas of general law, litigation, conveyancing, family law, corporate procedures, and wills and estates.

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Start Length Credential Campus Full/Part-time Continuous Intake 3 years maximum Certificate Offered on-line Part-time

Career Prospects

Graduates may find employment in a variety of positions including junior legal administrative assistant or a legal office support employee in the following organizations: law firms, legal departments of large corporations, real estate companies, insurance firms, financial organizations and government agencies.

Admission Requirements

General

VCC welcomes applications from Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students.

Exceptions
International students

As Vancouver Community College is a post-secondary institution committed to educating adult learners, applicants should be 18 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school.

Please note that you must submit official transcripts and educational documents to support your application; unfortunately, we cannot accept photocopies or fax versions.

Program Specific

1) Successful completion of the VCC Administrative Assistant Program or equivalent

and the VCC Online Learner Success course OR

2) Minimum of one year of administrative assistant experience as verified by employer, with the following:

-tested keyboarding speed of 50 gross words per minute for 5 minutes with a maximum of 5 errors on a computer

-Grade 12 completion or equivalent

-Completion of the VCC Online Learner Success course

Certified course completion or experience using word processing software (MS Word) as verified by an employer

Applicants whose first language is other than English and who have not completed English 098/099, and who are presenting foreign documents equivalent to Grade 12, must complete a VCC English Language Assessment

Seats are offered to applicants who have met all admission requirements, on a first-qualified, first-served basis

Recommended characteristics

- Competency in business arithmetic

- Ability to accept responsibility and to plan and reason logically

- Ability to follow instructions and work under pressure

- Good organizational skills and adaptable to change

- Strong computer skills

- Ability to work cooperatively with others

Program Status

Accepting applications

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Online     Fax     In Person If you're ready and know the program you want, apply now. Download and complete the (PDF) application form and fax to 604.871.7458. Visit us at one of our campus locations.

After you apply online, you can check back to see if all of the requirements have been met or to update contact information. Please use the temporary login ID and Personal Identification Number (PIN) that you used to complete your original online application.

Fees and Other Costs

Application Tuition Student Union College Initiative Fee $30 $75.0 per credit hour $2.49 per credit hour $2.18 per credit hour

International Tuition Fees

Application Tuition Ancillary $125 $6,661 $152

Additional Cost

For courses listed below, it is recommended that students complete Level 1 prior to taking Level 2 of the same course.

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