About Paralegal Studies in MacEwan University

From legal procedures and processes to communications and drafting legal documents, the Paralegal Studies program will provide you with a solid foundation to start your career in the legal industry.  

As a student in the Paralegal Studies program, you will 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 and can also customize your program to further your studies in such areas as criminal law, family law and estate law.  You will also learn about legal ethics, law firm processes and file management, specialized legal software, time management, client relations and interpersonal and team skills to prepare you for employment in a legal setting.  

This program emphasizes hands-on learning throughout, and the required field placement will put your education into a new context.

A new feature of the Paralegal Studies program is that (depending on your selection of courses), you will be eligible for up to 60 credits of university creditable course work that can be applied toward a Bachelor of Commerce at MacEwan.

Careers

Career opportunities with a MacEwan Paralegal Studies diploma

The combination of legal and business training provided by a Paralegal Studies diploma will prepare graduates for a number of occupations. Graduates of the program (formerly known as Legal Assistant diploma) have worked in various legal environments such as:

• law firms that vary considerably in size from a sole practitioner’s office, to law firms with up to 200 lawyers. 
• in the courtroom, assisting with the day-to-day court proceedings.
• all three levels of government, or with government organizations such as the WCB.
• the field of corporate legal counsel, in large companies, associations and organizations requiring in-house legal services.

Depending on your selection of courses, you will be eligible for up to 60 credits of university creditable course work that can be applied toward a Bachelor of Commerce at MacEwan. We even have graduates who have completed a law degree!

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 65 percent in high school courses

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :       overall band score of 6.5 and a minimum score of 5.5 in each band.
• TOEFL    :       86 and a minimum score of 21 in each section.
• PTE         :       overall score of 59 and a minimum score of 56 in each band.

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MacEwan University The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Before deciding to study in one of the Canadian universities, one must estimate the average cost of living in Canada. Tabulated below are the expenses one needs to incur on a monthly basis to study at MacEwan University. The tuition fees for international students are based on credits. Other fees include the service fees and course specific fees which can be checked online.

Cost of transportation is covered in tuition fee as the institute provides UPass.

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