This course introduces students to the core concepts of communication. Students will cultivate an awareness of these concepts by analyzing how they are used in a variety of texts and contexts, and they will apply these concepts strategically in their own writing. Through a variety of writing tasks centred on these core concepts of communication, students will develop the transferrable reading and writing skills essential for success in their post-secondary studies, workplaces, and communities.

This course introduces the students to two basic areas of the law, namely contracts and torts. Contracts form the foundation of commerce in today's complex society. In this segment of the course the student learns what a contract is, when it is valid, how it may end, how a party deals with breach of contract, and the role of the courts in enforcing contracts and awarding damages for their breach. In the segment dealing with torts, the student learns about various aspects of tort law, with a particular focus on negligence, liability without fault, tort damages and common statutory torts.

This introduction to real estate law covers Ontario land registration systems and specific interests in land. Topics include a review of the relevant legal documents; government controls on the use and disposition of land; registered owner status and relevant statutes and title searching in both the Land Titles and Registry systems.

Students are introduced to the legal office environment including legal terminology, areas of law, professional organizations, law office accounting and records management. Students learn how to prepare legal correspondence and legal documents common to many areas of law such as Powers of Attorney, Statutory Declarations and Affidavits. Students also learn how to prepare accounts, trust ledger statements and dockets manually and by using PC Law. Students must obtain an average net keyboarding speed of 50 wpm on three five-minute timed writings to graduate from the Seneca Law Clerk Diploma program.

This course introduces the student to the civil litigation process in Ontario, beginning with a descriptive overview of the process from the commencement of proceedings to the end of the trial. Students then study in detail the process through to the close of pleadings, focusing on the rules of procedure and on practical tasks often undertaken by law clerks, including opening files, interviewing clients and drafting pleadings and affidavits of service.

Students are introduced to the legal document production process through the use of advanced Microsoft Word and produce a variety of legal documents in a number of legal areas including creating jurats for Affidavits of Service, Statutory Declarations, Factums, and a Motion Record. Students are also introduced to the various advanced functions of PC Law.

This course is a continuation of LXC212 and examines the rights and remedies of secured and unsecured creditors of a corporation, and the enforcement of security interests. It also covers agency relationships, the concept of a trust, the termination of a corporation's existence and the purchase and sale of a business and how to carry out a bulk sale under the Bulk Sales Act.

This course is a continuation of LXD 211, Litigation I, examining procedural rules, proceedings, processes and documents from discovery through to trial in the Superior Court. In addition, this course examines special procedures including the commercial list, simplified procedure, Toronto Case Management and mandatory mediation, and commencement of appeals.

In this course students are taken through the steps of a standard residential real estate transaction from receipt of the agreement of purchase and sale through closing and post-closing. Students learn the additional procedures involved in the purchase of a new home, the purchase of a condominium, and the purchase of a cottage property. Students also learn about the procedures involved in the sale of a property under power of sale and are introduced to landlord and tenant law.

This course builds upon the substantive law base learned in Family Law I, focusing on practical skills required by law clerks in a family law practice. This course examines matrimonial property rights, financial statements, procedure on a property claim, separation agreements, enforcement of orders, and variation and indexing of orders.

This course is a study of the laws and procedures concerning the drafting of wills, powers of attorney and estate administration in Ontario. The first part of this course concentrates on the laws relating to testacy and intestacy and basic will drafting. The remainder of the course examines aspects of estate administration including administration prior to obtaining a certificate, estate certificates, asset administration, passing of accounts, income tax returns and powers of attorney.

An introduction to debt collection procedures including commencement of proceedings, obtaining default judgment, enforcing judgments and orders, Small Claims Court actions, and documenting debt settlements.

This course gives students an opportunity to continue to develop their Advanced Word and document formatting skills. Students use PCLaw and Estate-A-Base.

Students spend 10 business days acquiring learning skills in a legal setting and must work under the supervision of a licensed lawyer. Students must find their own placement opportunity and have this approved by the field placement coordinator before registering for the course.

Students spend an additional 10 business days refining and acquiring further learning skills in a legal setting and must work under the supervision of a licensed lawyer. Students must find their own placement opportunity and have this approved by the field placement coordinator before registering for the course.