Diploma - Law Clerk
- 1 year
- Duration
- 34,829 CAD
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kingston / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
In 46 weeks, you can become a Law Clerk and apply law in a variety of contexts.
This program prepares students to work in law offices, government agencies, legal clinics, financial institutions, and businesses. Our three-semester curriculum covers legal processes and substantive law for law clerks. Property, civil litigation, family, criminal, wills and estates, legal research and writing, and corporate law are emphasized. Students learn legal document creation techniques and software. Program emphasizes career growth. A four-week work placement gives students practical work experience and employer exposure.
The program aims to develop law clerks who can do autonomous legal work as part of a team assisting practicing lawyers. Combining business and legal disciplines gives a solid foundation for careers that apply law to specific interests. Courthouses, government agencies, community legal clinics, academic institutions, private enterprises, insurance companies, and financial institutions are examples of recent employers.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Introduction to Canadian Law and Government
- Property Law
- Civil Litigation 1
- Communication and Writing for Law Clerks
- Professional Skills for Law Clerks
- Business Law: Contract/Tort
- General Education Course
Semester 2
- Conveyancing
- Corporate Law
- Wills & Estates
- Criminal Law
- Legal Research and Writing
- Legal Software Applications 1
- Civil Litigation 2
- General Education Course
Semester 3
- Legal Accounting
- Small Claims and Administrative Tribunals
- Legal Research Project
- Legal Software Applications 2
- Field Placement: Law Clerk
- Career Development for Law Clerks
- Family Law
- General Education Course
Price
- Tuition 32,451 CAD
- Program Fees 0,00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 2,378 CAD
Total tuition per one year - 34,829 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
