Degree Offered: AVS 5873
Method of Instruction: Onsite or Online
Language: English
Establishment: Cestar Collège, Campus Longueuil
We are currently accepting international students for Summer 2026 and Fall 2026. Enroll today to start your future!
The program of study, Secretarial Studies Legal, is designed to train students to exercise the profession of legal secretary.
Legal secretaries assist legal professionals, particularly with customer service, relationships with stakeholders, deadlines, managing schedules, transcription, drafting, layout, and revision of pleadings, notarial deeds, government forms, and other legal documents. They perform administrative and general secretarial tasks in a legal environment.
These individuals work in various legal environments, be it public, para-public, and private, including government ministries, courthouses, legal departments, litigation departments, law firms, notary offices, and bailiff offices.
Completion of this program leads to an Attestation of Vocational Specialization (AVS).
The Attestation of Vocational Specialization (AVS) is a short specialized training program for holders of a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS).
The AVS allows you to:
Course Duration: 450 Hours
You are eligible to apply for this program if you satisfy the education requirements of the college and you meet at least one of the following criteria:
Prerequisites
The Cestar College, Campus Longueuil Admissions Team works closely with our International Students throughout the application process.
Please don’t hesitate to email or book a virtual appointment with us if you’d like assistance with the application process.
International Student Admission Guidebook
Starting with Fall 2024, Cestar Collège is implementing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy.
Here are the minimum suggested technical requirements for laptops at Cestar Collège:
The College has established that a Windows-based PC is required. Apple or Chromebook devices are not suitable for Cestar Collège programs. The College provides registered students with wireless Internet access and access to O365 software downloads.
Carry out activities relating to the preparation of civil pleadings
Carry out activities relating to the preparation of civil pleadings
Use legal terms and technical vocabulary
Use legal terms and technical vocabulary
Prepare contentious pleadings
Prepare applications in the course of proceeding, requests for setting down and applications for execution
Interact in a legal context
Produce notarial practice files
Prepare civil pleadings in contentious family matters
Prepare non-contentious applications
Enter the workforce
Possible positions after graduation
Potential employers
People who complete this program work in a variety of public, semi-public and private legal environments, including government departments, courthouses, legal departments, litigation departments, law firms, notaries' offices and bailiffs' offices.