This diploma program offers the student the opportunity to study subject areas necessary to prepare for a career in a law office or related environments, such as legal departments of government and industry. The program focuses on real estate, wills and estates, family and litigation law.

This program has both a fall and a winter semester intake. The faculty members are lawyers and law office professionals.

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Grade 12 English (C, U)

Or equivalent.

Or mature student status (an applicant who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent, and will have reached the age of 19 years on or before the start of the program). Mature students must undergo academic testing prior to admission into a program. Call the Admissions Office at 705-235-7222 for more details.

Note: Academic prerequisites for this program may be obtained free of charge through Academic Upgrading. Refer to the Post-Secondary Preparation section in this calendar for more details.

Program of Studies

LAW CLERK Synopsis B258 and B256

Fall Semester 1
GN1082 College Success
IN1013 Computer Applications I
LC1013 Law Office Management
LC1063 Real Estate Law I
PL1053 Legal Communications
PL1063 Torts & Contracts

Winter Semester 2
PL2063 Legal Ethics
PL2053 Canadian Law
LC2043 Family Law
LC2093 First Nations Law
LC2033 Legal Software
LC2083 Legal Interviewing

Fall Semester 3
LC3063 Civil Lit I
LC3073 Wills & Estates I
LC3043 Corp. Procedures I
AC1004 Accounting I
PL4013 Provincial Offences
PL4023 Criminal Law

Winter Semester 4
LC4043 Corp Procedures II
LC4063 Civil Lit II
LC4073 Wills & Estates II
PL4003 Legal Research
LC2063 Real Estate Law II
LC3033 Debtor-Creditor

LAW CLERK January Intake B258W and B256W

Winter Semester 1
GN1082 College Success
IN1013 Computer Applications I
LC2043 Family Law
LC2093 First Nations Law
PL2053 Canadian Law
PL2063 Legal Ethics

Fall Semester 2
PL1053 Legal Communications
LC1013 Law Office Management
LC1063 Real Estate Law I
LC3043 Corporate Procedures I
LC3063 Civil Litigation I
LC3073 Wills & Estates I

Fall Semester 4
LC3033 Debtor-Creditor Law
AC1004 Accounting I
PL4013 Provincial Offences
PL1063 Torts & Contracts
PL4023 Criminal Law
LC2063 Real Estate Law II

For Program Information
lawandjustice@northern.on.ca