Paralegal

Students learn to conduct research and use industry-specific software and websites before completing field placement assignments of 120 hours as a part of the program. CIMT College assigns students to various legal office placements to gain hands-on experience before being awarded a diploma. This course is approved by the Law Society of Ontario

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Students learn to conduct research and use industry-specific software and websites before completing field placement assignments of 120 hours as a part of the program. CIMT College assigns students to various legal office placements to gain hands-on experience before being awarded a diploma. This course is approved by the Law Society of Ontario Paralegals are an indispensable part of the legal system in Ontario. Paralegals provide legal services to the public including representation in Small Claims Court, Summary Conviction Criminal Court, the Immigration Refugee Board, the Ontario Court of Justice, dozens of governments regulated Tribunals, and more.

As of May 2007 in Ontario, Paralegals became a regulated profession by the Law Society of Ontario. Unlike Law Clerks and Legal Assistants, Licensed Paralegals are able to independently argue, advocate, and appear before Judges, Justices of the Peace, and Adjudicators on behalf of their clients. Paralegals are also, by virtue of their office, Commissioners of Oaths, and they have been declared by the Law Society of Ontario to be Officers of the Court, thus putting Paralegals on equal footing as lawyers.