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Diploma in Paralegal

2 Years On Campus Diploma Program

Durham College

Program Overview

Whether you provide paralegal services in your own professional capacity, as a member of a law or paralegal firm, or as an employee of a government agency, your passion and integrity combined with extensive skills and knowledge, will make you the ideal legal representative for those challenged by the law. This program is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario (Law Society), the regulatory body governing professional paralegals in the province, and meets its rigorous competencies for paralegals. It will prepare you for the Law Society s paralegal licensing examination, which graduates are eligible to write, and is designed to provide the specialized knowledge and skills required to independently provide legal services as a professional, licensed paralegal or work as a paralegal under the supervision of a lawyer.

Program Key Stats

$15134 (Annual cost)



Eligibility Criteria


90
650
6.5
90

Additional Information & Requirements

Equivalent secondary school diploma from outside of Canada., Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5 / IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20 / Pearson PTE: 50-57 / CAEL: Overall score of 60, no section below 60, High school (secondary school) transcript, High school (secondary school) diploma, Grade 12 English (C or U)

Career Options

  • Careers in Criminal court summary conviction
  • Insurance board
  • Provincial offences court
  • Small claims court
  • Tribunals

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