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Fleming College's Paralegal program is specifically designed to prepare you, as a graduate, to meet Ontario鈥檚 paralegal licensing standards. The program is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario.

Program Highlights

The Fleming Paralegal diploma is accredited with the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC ). The LSUC is the governing body for paralegals. Fleming program courses meet all competency requirements and prepare you to write the licensing exam and become a member of the LSUC. As a licensed paralegal in Ontario you can commission documents, represent clients dealing with lawsuits falling within the jurisdiction of Small Claims Court. You can act for people facing summary conviction charges under municipal by-laws, provincial statutes or the Criminal Code. Some serve as by-law enforcement personnel, or act in a prosecutorial capacity for municipal governments. Paralegals are also trained to assist clients through the potentially complex proceedings of tribunals such as the, Landlord and Tenant Board, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, or the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal. Some paralegals choose to work under the supervision of lawyers or other paralegals, while others offer their services directly to the public.

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities such as this are growing in the legal system and include employment with:

• government agencies
• legal clinics
• administrative tribunals
• law / paralegal firms

Sample job titles include: Paralegal, Administrative Tribunals Agent or Court and Tribunal Agent. After some experience in the legal field, you may decide to work on a self-employed basis, and start up your own business offering services in permitted areas of legal representation -- for example, as an agent at Small Claims Court and at some administrative tribunals, or providing legal services for residential tenancy matters.

TRANSFER AGREEMENTS

You may be able to use credits obtained at Fleming College to continue your postsecondary education in pursuit of a degree. The articulation and credit transfer agreements with our partner institutions.