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AVS Legal Secretary (5726)

Presentation - AVS Legal Secretary (5726)

Presentation - AVS Legal Secretary (5726)

30CREDITS 15 WEEKS

The program aims to develop the skills necessary to communicate in a legal environment such as: interacting in a legal work context and using English terminology specific to the legal field. As well as to develop the skills necessary to format and enter civil proceedings such as: filing ordinary civil proceedings, motions and entries, preparing a contested family law case and a notebook and authorities. Second, to develop the skills necessary to prepare corporate law documents for incorporation and maintenance of a business. Finally, to develop the skills necessary for the formatting and typing of notarial acts and documents in general and those relating to non-contentious matters.

Program also available in French — ASP Secrétariat Juridique (5226) : click here.

START DATE

Winter 2026

CREDITS

30 Credits

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

French

INSTRUCTION MODE

In-person or online

TUITION*

Local : 3 528.00 $
International : 6 475.00 $

*These fees include registration fees, tuition, teaching materials, and incidental fees.

DURATION

450 hours over a period of 15 weeks

LOCATION

Collège Supérieur de Montréal

DIPLOMA*

Certificate of Professional Studies – Canada

*The diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the program requirements.

FINANCING

Loans and scholarships

Except in the case of a scholarship, payment of fees to the institution can only be made by the student, a parent, or a relative.

Presentation of the courses

LANGUAGE OF TEACHING

  • English

CIVIL PROCEDURE DOCUMENTS

75 H

Produce documents of ordinary civil procedure, under the following conditions :

  • Based on case studies and situational exercises characterizing the stages of the usual course of civil proceedings.
  • The work is done with a microprocessor, using software or the civil procedure forms manual, the Code of Civil Procedure, a dictation machine and a diary.

QUERIES AND ENTRIES

45 H

To demonstrate competence, students will produce motions and entries, under the following conditions :

  • From case studies and case scenarios specifying the importance or urgency of the proceedings.
  • The work is done with a microcomputer, using the Code of Civil Procedure, a software program or the Civil Procedure Forms Manual, a dictation machine, or an agenda.

CONTESTED CASE IN FAMILY LAW

30 H

To demonstrate competence, the student must prepare a contested family law case under the following conditions:

  • The work consists of preparing and structuring a contested divorce case.
  • Based on case studies and a situational setting involving a contested case.
  • The work is done with a microcomputer, using software or the civil procedure forms manual, specialized family law software and an agenda.

NOTARIAL ACTS

60 H

To demonstrate competency, students will produce notarial acts, under the following conditions :

  • From case studies and scenarios, forms and document templates, or from a computer, dictation machine and calculator.

INCORPORATION OF A BUSINESS

30 H

To demonstrate competency, students will prepare documents for the formation or maintenance of a business under the following conditions:

  • From case studies and scenarios, forms, templates or specialized software.
    Possibility of working by hand, with a typewriter or a computer.
    With the help of the articles of incorporation of a company, the register of minutes and resolutions.

TRADE AND TRAINING

30 H

Properly evaluate one’s interest in the content of the training and the requirements of the trade, by participating in the activities proposed in the situational plan, which cover the following points :

  • Know the job function and understand the training project.
  • Knowing the structure of the judicial system in civil and criminal matters.
  • Confirming the choice of professional orientation.

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

15 H

Acquire the competence to interact in a legal work context, taking into account specific situations, by participating in the activities proposed in the simulation plan :

  • Become aware of the importance of establishing a climate conducive to the quality of interpersonal relations, adopt different approach techniques according to the situations appropriate to the legal context.
  • Be aware of one’s role as a resource person while respecting the exclusive fields of the lawyer or notary. Be aware of one’s strengths and limitations in the way one interacts in the workplace.

ENGLISH TERMINOLOGY

30 H

To demonstrate competence, students will use English terminology specific to the legal field under the following conditions :

  • Work involves receiving and transmitting messages, writing correspondence;
  • Typing pleadings and notarized documents and translating vocabulary into English;
  • This is done in accordance with instructions regarding the work to be done and with the help of a microcomputer, a legal lexicon, a dictionary, a dictation machine and a presentation template. Qualities and aptitudes required for this job

 

NOTEBOOK AND AUTHORITIES

15 H

To demonstrate proficiency, students will prepare a notebook and authorities using the following instruments:

  • A microcomputer, the information highway or software, digests, specialized textbooks and the Code of Civil Procedure, a dictation machine, a photocopier and a bindery punch.

NON-CONTENTIOUS MATTERS

45 H

To demonstrate competence, students will produce documents on non-litigious matters under the following conditions:

  • From case studies and simulations, using a microcomputer, software or the Civil Procedure Forms and Notary Forms manual, the Code of Civil Procedure, and a diary.

WORK INTEGRATION - INTERNSHIP

75 H

Learn how to integrate into the workplace, taking into account its particularities, by participating in the activities proposed in the work placement plan:

  • Produce a curriculum vitae and a portfolio, actually experience the duties to be performed in a law firm, a notary’s office or any other office related to the legal field.
  • Carry out professional tasks.Take stock of the training acquired with regard to the requirements of the profession.

Qualities and aptitudes required for this job

Skills acquired :

  • Prepare and follow up files in corporate law
  • Prepare and follow up notarial documents
  • Produce civil procedure documents

Desired Skills :

  • Strong organizational skills and responsibility
  • Communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Good judgment and ethics

Career Opportunities :

  • Legal Administrative Assistant
  • Legal Assistant

Work environment

Upon completion of the training, graduates will be required to work in private law firms.

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Eligibility

Persons who hold a DVS:

5857 Secretarial Studies
OR 5712 Secretarial Studies
OR 5755 Secretarial Studies (Inuktitut)
OR 5677 Secretarial Studies
OR 5637 Secretarial Studies
OR 5578 Secretarial Studies (Kativik)
OR 1913 Secretarial Studies
OR 1835 Office Specialist
OR 5357 Secrétariat
OR 5212 Secrétariat
OR 5255 Secrétariat (Inuktitut)
OR 5177 Secrétariat (Inuktitut)
OR 5137 Secrétariat
OR 5078 Secrétariat (Kativik)
OR 1413 Secrétariat
OR 1335 Travail de bureau (agent, agente de bureau)
OR
Have been granted recognition of equivalent learning.
OR
Persons practising an occupation related to the program of study.