This graduate certificate program is designed to provide students with the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to become licensed as a paralegal in Ontario. Graduates will be prepared to be self-employed paralegals or to work in a law firm or corporation with their own file load. This program will appeal to current students or graduates of law-related university degrees or college diploma programs. Those with at least three years of experience working as legal assistants or law clerks would also benefit from the Paralegal program in order to expand their knowledge and expertise in court and tribunal advocacy.

Graduates are prepared to be self-employed paralegals or to work in a law firm or corporation with their own file load.