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Course Detail Schedule

Orientation

Terms: Fall (Sept-Dec), Winter (Jan-Mar), Spring (Apr-Jun)

 

Courses typically run for 6 - 7 weeks, from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M., or are provided online with weekly deadlines. See Text Information for information on how to obtain textbooks.

Please note that students are issued weekly assignments totalling approximately three hours per week, in addition to the three hours of lecture. Tutorials are completed at the convenience of the student and submitted at the following week's class meeting. Online students are expected to provide about six hours per week of course-related work.

Orientation:

We welcome students and interested persons to this free lunchtime session. This computer lab session reviews website information and provides a forum to answer course planning questions.
Name Prerequisite
Terms
Paralegal Orientation
  • None.
 Fall, Winter, Spring

 

Level 1: Core Courses, to be taken in any order:

Students who wish to graduate from the Certificate Program must complete ALL Level 1: Core Courses.
Name Prerequisite
Terms

Canadian Legal Process

LEGL 1202

  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program or
  • Previous Legal coursework.
Fall: Choice of Lecture or Online

* Business Law in Canada,

8th or 9th Edition,

Yates.

Agency & Business Structures

LEGL 1210 (formerly 1203)

  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program or
  • Previous Legal coursework.

Fall: Lecture; Winter: Lecture or Online.

* Business Law in Canada,,

8th or 9th Edition,

Yates.

Plus Business Law in Canada WORKBOOK, for lecture courses.

Legal Research

LEGL 1207

  • Legal Communications
Winter: Lecture; Spring: Online.

Legal Research: Step by Step by Kerr, Kurtz and Blatt. (Third edition)

Legal Communication

LEGL 1205
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program or
  • Previous Legal coursework.
 Fall: Choice of Lecture or Online; Winter: online.

none

Torts

LEGL 1204

  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program or
  • Previous Legal coursework.
 Fall: Lecture; Winter: Online

* Optional: Business Law in Canada,,

8th or 9th Edition,

Yates.

 

Contracts

LEGL 1209 (formerly 1206)
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program or
  • Previous Legal coursework.
 Spring: Choice of Lecture or Online

* Business Law in Canada,,

8th or 9th Edition,

Yates.

* Be sure to retain the "Student Access Kit" enclosed in shrink wrap with Yates "Business Law in Canada." This online access information is valid for three months after the first login, and is included in the curriculum for the online version of Agency and Business.

 

Level 2: Practice Areas Courses:

Students in the Certificate Program complete coursework in ONE Practice Area of their choice. Students in the Diploma Program complete ALL Practice Areas.

A: Litigation Practice Area
Name Prerequisite
Terms

Litigation for Paralegals 1

LEGL 1301

(Formerly "Chambers Practice")

  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program
  • Torts LEGL 1204. At a minimum, students should read and master chapters 4-5 in the Yates: Business Law in Canada text.
 Fall: Choice of Lecture or Online

Civil Rules Transition Guide, published by CLE. We have negotiated a lower price for students through the

VCC Bookstore.

Litigation for Paralegals 2

LEGL 1302

(Formerly "Commercial Litigation")
  • Litigation for Paralegals 1
 Fall: Choice of Lecture or Online

Civil Rules Transition Guide, published by CLE.

Creditors' Remedies

LEGL 1303

  • Litigation for Paralegals 1 and
  • Litigation for Paralegals 2
 

Winter: Choice of Lecture or Online.

* Note that online advanced courses are provided only when registration figures are sufficient, or a minimum of every 2 years.

Class materials.

Personal Injury Practice

LEGL 1304

  • Litigation for Paralegals 1 and
  • Litigation for Paralegals 2
 

Winter: Choice of Lecture or Online

* Note that online advanced courses are provided only when registration figures are sufficient, or a minimum of every 2 years.

Civil Rules Transition Guide, published by CLE.

B: Corporate and Commercial Practice Area
Name Prerequisite
Terms

Corporate Law: Basic Procedures

LEGL 1305

Formerly Company Law

  • Agency and Business Structures

or

  • Equivalent work experience in the corporate field

Note:

Fall 2010: Online only; Fall 2011: Lecture only

Guide to Corporate Records, Komorowska, Volume I.

View Text Information for notes about cost.

Corporate Law: Intermediate

1307

Formerly Advanced Corporate Procedure 1.

see Electives for Securities courses.
  • Corporate Law: Basic or
  • Equivalent work experience in the corporate field
 Fall 2010: Online only; Fall 2011: Lecture only
No text.

Corporate Law: Advanced Procedures

LEGL 1308

Formerly Advanced Corporate Procedure II; "Commercial Transactions"

 
  • Corporate Law: Intermediate

January 2011 : Online only; January 2011: Lecture only

Guide to Corporate Records, Komorowska, Volume II.

Bookstore.

Corporate Law: Complex Transactions

LEGL 1317

  • Corporate law: Advanced

March 2011 : Online only; March 2011: Lecture only

Guide to Corporate Records, Komorowska, Volume II.

C: Real Estate Practice Area
Name Prerequisite
Terms

Property Law

LEGL 1309

  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program
 Fall: Lecture only

Business Law in Canada,,

8th or 9th Edition,

Yates.

Property Transactions

LEGL 1310

(Formerly "Mortgages")
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program

Note:

OACP 1117 strongly recommended for students without conveyancing experience. View the Office Administration Certificate Program for this 3 - evening course.

Fall: Lecture only
Class materials.

Lending & Security

LEGL 1311

(Formerly "Personal Property Securities")

  • Property Transactions
 Winter: Lecture only

Class materials.

Commercial Conveyancing

LEGL 1312

  • Lending &Security
 Spring: Lecture only
Class materials.

D: Family and Estate Law Practice Area
Name Prerequisite
Terms

Family Law 1

LEGL 1313

(Formerly "Family Essentials")

  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program

Fall term, 2009. 2011.

Lecture only

Class materials.

Family Law 2

LEGL 1314

(Formerly "Family Practice")

  • Family Law I

Winter Term,

2009, 2011.

Lecture only

Class materials.

Wills & Estate Planning

LEGL 1315

  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program

Fall term,

2009, 2011.

Lecture only
Class materials.

Estate Administration

LEGL 1316

  • Wills & Estate Planning

Winter term,

2009, 2011.

Lecture only

Class materials.

E: PROPOSED Securities Practice Area ** not required for Diploma

Securities I

LEGL 1306

(Also called Securities, Corporate; see Electives.)

  • Legal secretary work experience

    or

    Formal Admission to the Program

and

  • Corporate law: Basic Procedures

    or

    Equivalent work experience in corporate law

Fall term 2010

Lecture.

 

 Class materials.

Securities II

 Securities I

Winter term 2010, lecture

 

 Class materials.
Securities III Tentative Securities II

Winter term,

starting 2012?? (Tentative)

  
Securities IV Tentative Securities III

Winter term,

starting 2012?? (Tentative)

  

 

Electives:

Students in the Certificate and Diploma Program must complete the equivalent of two (2) Elective courses.
Name Number Prerequisite
Terms

Court of Appeal Practice

(Recommended for Litigation students)

1403
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program

Spring term, alternate years:

2009, 2011. Online only.

Appellate Procedure in BC, Bailey.

The Instructor will provide students a link for this textbook at the beginning of the course.

Bankruptcy and Foreclosures

1409
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program
Spring term, 2010. Lecture only.
No text .

Evidence

(Recommended for Litigation Students)

 1402
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program
Spring: Lecture only
No text .

ALF: Automated Legal Filing

(Recommended for Corporate Students)

1406
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program

    PLUS

  • LEGL 1305 Corporate Law: Basic Procedures, or equivalent Experience

NO Alf courses currently scheduled. contact ALF personnel for training.
Class materials.

Securities I

(Recommended for Corporate Students)

Formerly Corporate Law II: Securities,

Securities.

 1306
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program

PLUS

  • LEGL 1305 Corporate Law: Basic Procedures, or equivalent experience

Fall 2010 - Lecture only.

Class materials.

Securities II

 
Securities I
January 2011: Lecture only  
Intellectual Property 1405
  • Legal secretary work experience or
  • Formal Admission to the Program
Winter: Online only
online site materials

Students may also apply beginning courses from other tracks to fulfill their elective requirement.

Students wishing to improve skills may also consider BCOnline Searches (OACP 1141) from the Legal Office Skills Program. OACP courses will NOT fulfill elective requirements, but are offered solely as a learning option.

** Note:

  • Students who have completed their Certificate and are working toward their Diploma not required to complete an additional Practicum or Electives.

Practicum:

Students in the Certificate Program must complete the Practicum to graduate.
Name Prerequisite
Terms
Practicum
  • Formal Admission to the Program AND
  • Completion of most or all Level I "Core" courses.

Fall, Winter, Spring: Lecture. Spring: online.
Following successful completion of all required courses, students must submit a "Request for Certificate" to insure Paralegal Certificate status.