Office Procedures for Legal Administrative Assistants (OADM 1150)

This course introduces students to the skills necessary to be effective in a legal environment. Topics covered include federal and provincial legislative processes and court systems, legal documents, legal correspondence, confidentiality and professional responsibility, fees and billing, legal research and citations of law, vocabulary, and transcription
Course code: OADM 1150
Credits: 3.5
Length: 72.0 hours
Course outline: view https://www.vcc.ca/vccphp/courseoutline?subject=OADM&number=1150

Prerequisites

OADM 1140.
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Additional Information

  • Foundations of a meaningful Land Acknowledgement
  • Introduction to the role of the legal administrative assistant
  • The legal workplace
  • The legal system
  • Statements of account and file closing
  • The office file management system
  • Maintaining client files
  • Fee arrangements and financial procedures
  • Communication and correspondence with clients
  • Preparing documents from precedents
  • Communicating with other law firms
  • Preparing documents from transcription

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

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† 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.