# PROGRAM INFORMATION Offered exclusively online, Northern's two-year Law Clerk program has built-in flexibility as you gear up for a career as a legal assistant in a law office, or government or industry legal department. Focusing on real estate, wills, estates, and family law and litigation, you'll learn how to conduct | | | |---|---| | Type | PDF | | Size | 192 KB | [Open original PDF →](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/08/Law-Clerk-2025.pdf) Referenced from: [Program Outlines Archive](/pages/registrar-academic-resources/program-outlines-archive/) ## Document text ## PROGRAM INFORMATION Academic Year : 2025-2026 Credential : Ontario College Diploma Program Delivery : Full-Time Duration : 2 Years Length : 4 Semesters Program Codes(s) : B258 - Distance (CH) - Fall Intake B258W - Distance (CH) - Winter Intake ## DESCRIPTION Offered exclusively online, Northern's two-year Law Clerk program has built-in flexibility as you gear up for a career as a legal assistant in a law office, or government or industry legal department. Focusing on real estate, wills, estates, and family law and litigation, you'll learn how to conduct advanced legal research, navigate conflicts of interest, and interview clients to assess the truthfulness of a claim. You'll get up to speed on legal terminology, master law office management, and even get a crash course in civil and criminal litigation. What's more, you'll also improve your written and verbal communication skills. And ultimately put it all to the test in a fieldwork placement in the working world. This program has both a fall and a winter semester intake with faculty members who are practicing lawyers and law office professionals. You will acquire an understanding of the general principles of law while building the specific skills to be an effective and efficient contributor to a law office. You will use your communications and computer skills in every course as you interpret detailed instructions, both verbal and written, and prepare a variety of legal documents and letters. In addition, you gain a rounded coverage of legal fields, including legal ethics, Canadian law, family law, legal interviewing, corporate procedures, provincial offences, criminal law, employment law, legal research, debtor-creditor law, legal software, landlord tenant law and legal accounting. ## Delivery Method All instructors are off-site and all lectures are provided by distance through video and/or web-based platforms. Through this online format, students see the professor by webcam during live scheduled lectures and have the option of turning their camera on. The app sharing tool allows for PowerPoint slide presentations, images, documents, and includes a virtual whiteboard. This virtual classroom also provides for chats, polling, verbal and written communication among students and professor. For additional flexibility and access, programs are recorded for student use and review. Courses in the Law Clerk program are supported asynchronously through the college's learning management system, Blackboard Ultra. Course materials are uploaded online. Students can join discussion boards, share documents, and connect with the professor and other students. 1 ## Law Clerk Program Outline 2025-2026 ## CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 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. Graduates find employment as a Law Clerk in law firms, record search companies, and in legal departments in the private and public sectors. Potential employment opportunities may include: - Law offices, court houses, legal aid, and municipal offices. - Collection and bankruptcy offices - MP and MPP offices - Service Ontario/Service Canada - Process servers and legal researchers. - Various legal departments in ministries such as: Attorney General, Northern Development and Mines, Labour, Official Guardian and Public Trustee, Legal departments in banking, insurance, corporate, real estate development, construction, and mining, etc. ## VOCATIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Support the needs of clients and legal professionals through the use of accurate terminology and professional communication strategies, both orally and in writing. 2. Complete all work within routine and unexpected timelines and limitation periods within the legal environment. 3. Use current and relevant electronic and print resources, within the legal environment, to conduct legal research, to assist with file and evidentiary management, to facilitate communication and generate legal documentation, complying with current regulations and procedures. 4. Research and summarize the presenting legal issues, applying knowledge of substantive law, to support the legal team. 5. Apply rules of procedure to support best legal practices. 6. Conduct oneself professionally in adherence to the guidelines of the Law Society of Upper Canada. 7. Carry out clerical and administrative duties for the operation of a variety of legal environments. 8. Outline strategies for ongoing professional development to ensure continuing competence as a Law Clerk. 9. Act equitably and justly with diverse populations. 10. Provide support for legal professionals in courts and administrative tribunals within the legal system. 2 ## Law Clerk ## Program Outline 2025-2026 ## PROGRAM COURSES The following reflects the planned course sequence for full-time offerings of the program. Programs at Northern College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely online, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with virtual learning activities. Fall 2025 Intake | Semester | 1 | Hours | | --- Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/08/Law-Clerk-2025.pdf](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/08/Law-Clerk-2025.pdf)