Faculty
Business & Professional Studies
School
School of Legal Studies
Become a qualified paralegal through CapU’s Paralegal Certificate while employed in a legal setting and studying part time onsite or online. Pursue a rewarding and challenging career in law working under the supervision of a lawyer.
The Paralegal Certificate is offered to individuals who wish to study part time and who are already working full-time in the legal field. Students primarily study substantive law and legal skills courses while gaining their procedural law skills on the job.
Some procedural law courses, including courses dealing with litigation procedures, are available as electives. You can begin your studies either in the fall term in September, the spring term in January or the summer term in May.
Our graduates are highly sought after, and we work closely with representatives of the legal industry to ensure that our curriculum is current and relevant.
All prospective applicants that live within the Lower Mainland must apply for the in-person option. Once admitted to the in-person program, those students will be allowed to choose whether to take their courses in-person or on-line, or a mixture of both.
However, the ability to take on-line courses will be subject to seat availability, and priority will be given to students taking the program from outside the Lower Mainland.
Beginning September 2021, Paralegal Certificate (online & onsite) students will be allowed to take two courses per term when they have completed at least 3 core courses in the certificate program with a cumulative minimum of an A- average.
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to examine various legal problems by identifying appropriate areas of the law and sources to consult in commencing the process of legal analysis.
- Demonstrate competence in researching legislation, case law and other secondary legal materials.
- Summarize legal research findings in appropriate legal formats with clear and compelling analysis and conclusions.
- Demonstrate competence in effective communication in legally relevant contexts such as presentations of case summaries, interviewing clients, and group presentations.
- Prepare, draft and produce legal documents, including pleadings and other court documents, wills, corporate documents, or real estate documents.
- Demonstrate an awareness of and ability to identify legal issues in a broad range of areas through an exposure to a variety of legal subjects.