Law Clerk Advanced

Program Overview

As the only one of its kind in Ontario, the Law Clerk Advanced program will help you gain experience in criminal, corporate and real estate law and prepare you for a rewarding and successful career. One of only five programs accredited by the Institution of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO), this program ensures educational standards are ILCO compliant. Whether you want to be a law clerk in a law office, a corporate legal department or as part of the government, you’ll have the skills needed for a successful career.

Career Focused

Field Placement

Legal Studies

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C or U)

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Intakes and Availability

Date	Domestic Availability	International Availability
September 2019	Open	Closed

Tuition

Year one domestic: $3,025 (CDN)
Year one international: $13,187 (CDN)

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Semester 1 Courses

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Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Law Clerk
Legal Assistant
Corporate Services Assistant
Litigation Support Professional
Legal Support Services Assistant
Securities Clerk
Litigation Executive Assistant
Leasing Clerk
Contracts & Risk Management Clerk

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Program Details

As Ontario’s only Law Clerk Advanced program, this program will provide you with extensive training in the theory and practise of law as well as extensive field placement opportunities and advanced job search strategies to give you the edge to launch an exciting legal career.

Legal course highlights:

Career focused, on-campus networking event with employers who are actively recruiting graduating students
Specialized areas of law including criminal, municipal land planning, insurance, employment, immigration and intellectual property law
Traditional areas of law including corporate, family, litigation, wills, estates and real estate

You will be exposed to the laws and procedures that help us navigate each area of law while participating in experiential learning opportunities in class and in the workplace.

Institute of LAW CLERKS OF oNTARIO MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW

ILCO program approval indicates that the program meets the educational criteria for various levels of membership to ILCO. This program approval is a tremendous benefit as it eliminates the need for graduates to take the standardized ILCO courses and examinations allowing them to apply for direct membership. Students registered in the final year of the Law Clerk Advanced program automatically receive a student membership.

Visit www.ilco.on.ca/membership-information/requirements/ for details of membership. Durham College does not submit applications/fees on your behalf upon graduation nor do we guarantee a graduate’s direct admission to membership to ILCO.

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Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C or U)

Courses

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

Costs

YEAR ONE FEES	Domestic	International
Tuition	$3,025	$13,187
Compulsory Ancillary	$1,245	$1,720
Program Incidental	$38	$38
Total Fees:	$4,308	$14,945

Please note: fees are based on the 2018-2019 academic year and do not include textbooks. For more information please see Other fees to consider.

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Law Clerk
Legal Assistant
Corporate Services Assistant
Litigation Support Professional
Legal Support Services Assistant
Securities Clerk
Litigation Executive Assistant
Leasing Clerk
Contracts & Risk Management Clerk

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Law firms
Corporate legal departments
Provincial and federal government ministries and agencies
Insurance companies
Financial institutions
Municipalities

Field Placement

Your learning experience will be complemented by a 70-hour field placement in your fourth semester and a flexible 280-hour placement that can be completed in the spring/summer or during your fifth and sixth semesters which will provide you with the skills, confidence and ability to compete for the best jobs with the best firms and organizations.
Please note: there are pre-placement requirements for the field placement component of this program.

Program Transfer, Degree Completion And Additional Credentials

Qualified graduates can go on to take Durham College’s programs in:

Durham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions. Sample diploma-to-degree opportunities include:

Please visit our pathways page to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree.

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Program Overview

Admission Requirements

Intakes and Availability

Tuition

Semester 1 Courses

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Program Details

Institute of LAW CLERKS OF oNTARIO MEMBERSHIP OVERVIEW

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Admission Requirements

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Semester 5

Semester 6

Costs

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Field Placement

Program Transfer, Degree Completion And Additional Credentials

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Helpful Resources

College guide September 2019 [PDF]

College guide September 2019 [Interactive]

Graduate Employment Report [PDF]

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