O'sulivan College of Montreal

Bilingual Environment

The program content is not limited to the study of law. During the three years, students will undertake courses in introduction to computers, and French as a second language, in order to better prepare the Paralegal for the job market. Basic knowledge of French is required to follow this program of study because certain textbooks are only in French.

Each semester, students in program will have the unique opportunity to improve their bilingualism by collaborating on a second language group project.

The program is also enriched by many hours of training in the computer laboratory, the main objective being to build a thorough knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of the legal profession. Included are courses in civil procedures, computer-assisted legal research, corporate law, real estate law and various other areas studied with the aid of software.

In addition, students partake in activities associated with their training. Students will have the opportunity to visit the Palais de justice de Montréal and attend a trial; a visit to a law firm's library is also forseen within the context of the legal research class.

Mock Trial

A special project is put forward during the fifth (5th) semester in the Legal procedures practicum course where students prepare a mock trial.

Guaranteed fifteen (15) week internship

The program concludes with a 15-week internship (525 hours) in a legal related field. The knowledge acquired is thus applied to real-life situations and graduates can undertake their careers as Paralegals with confidence and assurance.

In addition, O’Sullivan College offers students the opportunity of completing their third year of studies in French immersion. Students must meet certain requirements.

Agreement with Laval University

Following an agreement with Laval University, graduates of the Paralegal program of O’Sullivan College who wish to continue their studies in Law at Laval University, will be recognized an equivalent of 12 (twelve) credits applicable to their program of study.

Agreement with l’Université de Sherbrooke

Following an agreement with l’Université de Sherbrooke, graduates of the Paralegal program of O’Sullivan College who wish to continue their studies in Law at l’Université de Sherbrooke, will be given a dispense for four courses or will be recognized an equivalent of (6) six credits applicable to their program of study.