VCC Legal Administrative Assistant Program

The Fall 2023 LAA Cohort Practicums wrapped up last Friday and every single student received a glowing review from their host - no surprise, they were all amazing! Hear from one student, Kelly about her experience:

My practicum experience at Blakes was fantastic!

I had experience with hands-on tasks such as billing, expenses, time docket, and binding.

I learned various software programs that Blakes has been using like documentation software, bf system, outlook features, reminding system and more.

Since it was my first time office experience at Blakes, I was worried and nervous. However, the understanding and accepting environment of Blakes along with the assistance and check-ins from VCC instructor during the practicum was very helpful!
It has been a very precious time at Blakes with the great people to learn from.

Thank you to the VCC and Blakes for providing me with such a great opportunity.

We were so lucky to end a month of learning about Litigation Procedures with a two hour in-depth look at the processes involved in pursuing a criminal application by federal crown prosecutors and what role Legal Administrative Assistants play in those processes. It was an amazing presentation, thank you Voula, Rashieka and Rosellina!

Thank you so much to Christine Drag for spending an hour with our class providing invaluable information regarding where to apply for jobs and how to properly prepare for an interview. And a huge thank you to Christine Drag and Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP for raffling off a $100 gift card to make the morning even more memorable.