Use your knowledge of the law and legal procedures to support legal teams and their clients. Your strong communications skills, attention to detail and ability to work under pressure will serve you well in this dynamic career, where challenges are met by opportunities and rewards.
From legal procedures and processes to communications and drafting legal documents, the Paralegal Studies program provides you with a solid foundation to start your career in the legal industry. This flexible program is available to full-time or part-time students. After graduating, you can apply to transfer into MacEwan’s Bachelor of Commerce.
The paralegal studies core curriculum includes legal ethics, law firm processes, time management, client relations and interpersonal and team skills to prepare you to work in a legal setting.
In this program, you focus on core legal subject areas such as real estate transactions, creditor and debtor law, civil litigation, commercial transactions, corporate procedures and administrative procedural law. You also have the option of customizing your program to further your studies in such areas as criminal law, family law and estate law.
You develop your computer skills, understand file management and specialized legal software and develop effective presentations. Solid writing and communication skills are critical for work in the legal environment, and in this program you will learn to analyze, summarize and synthesize written material of all kinds.
This program emphasizes hands-on learning. In your last term, you participate in a five-week field placement in a legal setting.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2025
School of Business
7-252, City Centre Campus,
10700 – 104 Avenue,
EDMONTON,
Alberta (AB),
T5J 4S2, Canada
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2025
City Centre Campus
10700 - 104 Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
Alberta,
T5J 4S2, Canada
Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 65 percent, with no course grade lower than 50 percent, in the following high school courses:
ELA 30-1
Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2
Three subjects from Group A, B, C or D courses
Applicants must be 20 years of age or older and have been out of full-time high school at least one year by the beginning of the intake term.
Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 65 percent, with no course grade lower than 50 percent, in the following high school courses:
ELA 30-1
Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2
Applicants with nine or more post-secondary level credits must also present a minimum admission grade point average (AGPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Applicants must present a minimum of 24 post-secondary credits with a minimum Admission Grade Point Average (AGPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale and must have completed the required core courses listed under the Regular or Mature admission category.
IELTS–Academic: Minimum overall band score of 6.5 and a minimum score of 5.5 in each band; Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (Internet-Based Test (iBT)): Minimum total score of 86 and a minimum score of 21 in each section; Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL): Minimum overall band score of 70 and a minimum score of 60 in each band; PTE – Academic: Minimum overall score of 59 and a minimum score of 56 in each band; Cambridge English: Advanced/Proficiency: Minimum overall score of 180 and a minimum score of 165 in each skill; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): Minimum overall score of 85 and a minimum score of 80 in GCVR, Listening, and Writing and a 3 in Speaking Test; Duolingo: Minimum overall band score of 115.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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