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| School | SAIT | | |
| Location | Calgary, AB, Canada | | |
| School Type | College | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 11,251
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| Degree | Diploma | | |
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| Length | 2 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 50% | | |
| Prerequisites | - Grade12 English
- Mathematics or Applied Mathematics
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| Prerequisites Notes | At least 50% in the following courses or equivalents:
English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2,
Math 10C or Math 20-3 or Applied Math 10 or Pure Math 10.
All applicants must demonstrate English Language Proficiency prior to admission, including students educated in Canada. | | |
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| Description | Prepare for a career in the legal profession with SAIT’s Legal Assistant diploma. Discover how to be an integral part of a legal practice with highly specialized legal administrative skills. In this practical two-year diploma, your instructors are lawyers and former legal assistants who show you how to assist your lawyer with important tasks on various files. Using industry software on your SAIT-issued laptop, you develop accurate keyboarding and transcription skills - and adapt your strong command of English spelling and grammar to effectively prepare various legal documents.
In your substantive courses, you master relevant terminology for corporate law, real estate law, family law, criminal law and more. You practice legal assistant tasks such as preparing a separation agreement, a criminal law file and a corporate minute book. In your capstone course, you simulate a real law office to integrate all your legal assistant knowledge. At the end of the program, you demonstrate your professionalism and expertise to potential employers in your one month practicum placement. You graduate as a skilled legal assistant and highly employable in law firms and the court system. | | |
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