
Learn the professional administrative support skills needed to start or upgrade your career in a legal office environment.
What you will learn
- Business English including grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Composition of business documents including letters, emails, and reports
- Supervisory management principles
- Decision making, communication, and leadership skills
- Technological skills including keyboarding
- Legal terminology and legal office procedures
- Principles of civil litigation, conveyancing, corporate law, and family law
- Basic accounting, payroll, or bookkeeping
- Presentation skills
- Organizational skills
- Interpersonal skills
What to expect
- Lectures, presentations, discussions, practical examples
- Individual and group work
- Interactive and collaborative classroom activities
- Case studies
- Assignments, projects, presentations
- Quizzes, tests
Admission requirements
Program-specific
Vancouver Community College is a post-secondary institution committed to educating adult learners. Applicants should be 18 years of age or older and a graduate of a secondary school or equivalent.
General
- 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.
Recommended Characteristics
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Courses
*This program can be completed in one to three years.
This program must be completed within three years.
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.
Fees and other costs
*Fee description | Fee Amount | Notes |
---|---|---|
Application fee | 35 | |
Tuition | 3158 |
Tuition Breakdown
0 - 1
0 - 2
0 - 3
0 - 4
|
Student union | 0 | |
College initiative | 60 | |
Materials | 0 | not including textbooks |
Campus resource | 127 | |
Laundry | 0 | |
Tools (deposit) | 0 | |
Coverall (deposit) | 0 | |
Uniform (deposit) | 0 | |
Medical & Dental | 0 | |
U-PASS | 0 | |
Graduation | 0 | |
Program-specific extra fees | 0 | |
Total |
- 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.
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VCC Continuing Studies
250 West Pender St.
Vancouver, B.C., V6B 1S9
† British Columbia Labour Market Outlook: 2018 Edition
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