Paralegal at Island Career Academy

Get comprehensive legal training designed to prepare graduates for a variety of career choices in the administrative and legal fields. Communicate effectively, manage clients, prepare documentation and have a firm knowledge of the terms and procedures needed for real-life legal and paralegal situations.

Be prepared for a career in such employment opportunities as law offices, government and legal offices, insurance companies, and financial institutions. Or choose to work as a financial researcher, in wills and estates or as a legal assistant.

Paralegal/Legal Assistant Program is a comprehensive legal training program designed to prepare graduates for a variety of employment opportunities in the legal and business community. Graduates have found employment in law offices, government legal offices, insurance companies, financial institutions etc.

Island Career Academy, is the only Private Career College that offers Paralegal/Legal Assistant training.We first began offering Paralegal/Legal Assistant training in 1998. At that time the only options for residents of Cape Breton to acquire such training was to attend our local university (a three year program) or leave Cape Breton and go to mainland Nova Scotia. Both scenarios increase training costs dramatically.

Program Outline:

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant training program includes the following courses:

1. Business English

2. Legal Communication (terminology)

3. Micro Computer Operating Systems

4. Word/Document Preparation

5. Keyboarding

6. Legal Office Procedures

7. Paralegal Procedures

8. Bookkeeping/Accounting

9. Information Management

The legal component of the paralegal program comprises of two courses, Introduction to Law/Legal Communications and Paralegal Procedures.This course provides students with a theoretical background in each of the subject areas, as well as experience with the practical application of theory in our legal system. The course runs concurrently with word/document processing, students are provided with real life assignments involving preparation of documents under time limits.

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