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Paralegals, legal assistants, and law clerks in law firms prepare legal documents, maintain records/files, and conduct research. They may also conduct interviews.
Independent paralegals provide certain legal services as allowed by provincial/territorial legislation. They may represent clients in small claims court, in other lower courts, at tribunals or before administrative bodies.
schoolEducation
You must have a high school diploma.
To be a legal assistant or paralegal, you need a bachelor's degree in law or a college diploma in a legal assistant/law clerk program or in-house training.
To be an independent paralegal, you usually obtain your education through experience, industry-sponsored courses or a college paralegal program.
Most recent entrants have a trade/vocational certificate or community college diploma, and almost 2 in 5 have an undergraduate university degree.
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CDI College (Laval Campus)
Laval, Québec, CA
Related Program(s): Paralegal Technology Diploma
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Fleming College
Peterborough, Ontario, CA
Related Program(s): Paralegal Diploma
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Canadore College
North Bay, Ontario, CA
Related Program(s): Law Clerk Diploma
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Conestoga College
Kitchener, Ontario, CA
Related Program(s): Office Administration - Legal Diploma
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Centennial College
Toronto, Ontario, CA
Related Program(s): Law Clerk Diploma Paralegal Certificate; Online
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CDI College (Calgary South Campus)
Calgary, Alberta, CA
Related Program(s): Legal Assistant Diploma
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