Office Administration: Legal Office Skills

CREDENTIAL: Certificate

Learn the professional administrative support skills needed to start or upgrade your career in a legal office environment.

Tuition: 3158*

Credential: Certificate

Hours: Part-time

Format: Class-based/Online

Campus: Downtown

Start Dates: Jan, May, Sep

^$50_K

B.C. median salary^†

What you will learn

This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Program options for international students can be found at VCC International.
Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
Applicants must submit official transcripts and educational documents as required by their course or program.

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free in academic upgrading, university transfer or English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses.

This program can be completed in one to three years.
This program must be completed within three years.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
OACP 1102	Keyboarding for Beginners	1.5
OACP 1103	Writing Business Letters	0.5
OACP 1104	Grammar Review Bus Writing	0.5
OACP 1106	Building Powerful Vocabulary	0.5
OACP 1107	Memos, Emails, and Reports	0.5
OACP 1113	Intro to Legal Office Program	0.5
OACP 1114	Civil Litigation	0.5
OACP 1115	Corporate	0.5
OACP 1116	Family Law	0.5
OACP 1117	Conveyancing	0.5
OACP 1120	Legal Office Package Test	0
OACP 1123	Business English Skills Test	0
OACP 1127	Supervis/Mgmt DecisionMaking	2
OACP 1138	Legal Terminology	0.5
OACP 1139	Legal Office Procedures	1
OACP 1140	Legal Ethics&Confidentiality	1
Select one of the following:		1.5-2.0
OACP 1105	Introduction To Payroll
OACP 1129	Accounting For NonAccountant
OACP 1130	Introduction To Bookkeeping
Electives
Select five of the following:		4-7.5
OACP 1101	Keyboarding For Speed Building
OACP 1122	Effective Notes and Minutes
OACP 1141	BC Online Searches
OACP 1142	Advanced Conveyancing
OACP 1145	Effective Oral Communication
OACP 1211	Wills and Estates
CMPT 1301	Word Excel PowerPoint
CMPT 1302	Intro to Computers & File Mgt
CMPT 1303	Internet Applications
Or select courses from other program areas:
OACP Legal Office Skills
OACP Medical Office Skills
OACP Records Management Skills
Leadership
Management Skills for Supervisors
Total Credits		16-20

* This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Program options for international students can be found at VCC International.
Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
Applicants must submit official transcripts and educational documents as required by their course or program.

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free in academic upgrading, university transfer or English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses.