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BernardGomes12

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Jul 23, 2021
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sauravkhanna96 said:
Hey Zain

Yes, Graduate Certificate in Paralegal is a good option. Make sure, you apply for graduate certificate only and not diploma in paralegal.

Other options for law students include courses like-
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Master of Laws

Masters of Laws is quite costly as compared to graduate certificates. If you dont have any money constraints, then go for LLM as it will prepare you for NCA, most of the subjects are covered in LLM. You will have a degree instead of a certificate which will attract employers.

Talking about paralegal, it will allow you to practice as a licensed paralegal. You can also work as legal assistants in various law firms and under attorneys.

ADR is a specialized course, which you may opt if you want to work in this particular field.

I am LLB graduate from India with one year experience as Legal Assistant. I have got admission in Humber College for Paralegal Jan 2020. I have also got the visa.
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Can you please help me with some ideas for my SOP related to the paralegal program after my LLB in India. It would be of great help to me.
Email- bernardgomes1214@gmail.com
 
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BernardGomes12

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Jul 23, 2021
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sabby2612 said:
In your case, indeed the progression of study is all scattered. You have completed M.COM (so of course you have studied B.COM, hence commerce stream all the way). But then you pursued LLB, correct me if I am wrong, you could pursue LLM, right?

It's not a bad idea for you to apply for CAIPS notes first (where the same VO will explain the exact reason of rejection). The rejection letter you have received is quite generic and is handed out to all the rejected cases. The fee will be 40 CAD for CAIPS and usually takes a month. But it's worth waiting for it. Now, one thing that you and others applying for Para-legal can work on is - whatever course in Law you pursue, laws will be based on country to country basis. In India, you will study IPC etc etc. Here when you pursue a course say in Ontario, you will learn the laws of here not India. So what they might think most likely the students will end up settling here. A good idea is to establish a reason for you to return to your home country. If i were you, I would talk about many LPO (legal process outsourcing ) companies in India which caters to Canadian, american, british etc market where I will have a better opportunity to grab a good position. Also, one can talk about MNCs, there are plenty of Canadian, American companies with their setup in India and handle their domestic and international business from the shared services center. So you can mention in your SOP about this booming industry and how you can have an edge at the completion of your program.

Anyway wish you all very best.

Cheers!
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Dear Sabby, can you please enlighten me with some more ideas (reason to return to my home country after the course completion) regarding the Visa SOP for the paralegal course in Canada after my LL.B in India. It would be of great help to me. I’m sharing my email - bernardgomes1214@gmail.com
 
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Nishtha14

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Jan 20, 2022
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cheetaguy said:
Natural progression after LLB is LLM and not paralegal course, hence visa chances extremely slim for Paralegals (particularly after LLB)!

Here is my profile for information:-

B.Com, LLB, EMBA-IT, MBA (Finance & Accounting).

I got admitted to LLM (Osgoode Hall Law School of York University) and got visa without problems in Sept 2013 Go for LLM......
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Which llm program did you apply for?
 
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Aashdeep

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Feb 10, 2022
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sauravkhanna96 said:
Hey Zain

Yes, Graduate Certificate in Paralegal is a good option. Make sure, you apply for graduate certificate only and not diploma in paralegal.

Other options for law students include courses like-
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Master of Laws

Masters of Laws is quite costly as compared to graduate certificates. If you dont have any money constraints, then go for LLM as it will prepare you for NCA, most of the subjects are covered in LLM. You will have a degree instead of a certificate which will attract employers.

Talking about paralegal, it will allow you to practice as a licensed paralegal. You can also work as legal assistants in various law firms and under attorneys.

ADR is a specialized course, which you may opt if you want to work in this particular field.

I am LLB graduate from India with one year experience as Legal Assistant. I have got admission in Humber College for Paralegal Jan 2020. I have also got the visa.
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hey
could you please tell me why cannot apply for llm at osgoode as thier fees is also same as humber college paralegal graduate certificate?
i am in last year of my bcom llb and i am confused between llm and paralegal.

i heard that if you want basic knowledge paralegal/law clerk is better ( plus you can prepare for nca side by side). you only get 1 year work permit after 1 year llm? with 2-3 semester certifcate course you can get more?

so basically which is finanacially and considering work permit which is better?
secondly, what will you say to convince them thatwhy yo are doing paralegal in canada after llb from pakistan/india?
 
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Aashdeep

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Feb 10, 2022
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hey I am 5th year law student
I wanted to ask two questions-
1. If i choose any grduate certificate in law area , do i need to pay whole fee in one go or just for two semsters? like for paralegal fee is 26000$ for 3 semesters
2. what to choose ADR or paralegal graduate certificate? which is beneficial for getting visa and nca purposes?
 
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Shivanip2116

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Jun 14, 2022
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Aashdeep said:
hey I am 5th year law student
I wanted to ask two questions-
1. If i choose any grduate certificate in law area , do i need to pay whole fee in one go or just for two semsters? like for paralegal fee is 26000$ for 3 semesters
2. what to choose ADR or paralegal graduate certificate? which is beneficial for getting visa and nca purposes?
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hey aashdeep,
i have applied in paralegal graduate certificate program at humber college which is of one year program, for while applying for SDS category visa i needed to pay whole one year fees. so i guess if you also want to apply visa under SDS category you will be required to pay whole one year fees.
 
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Aashdeep

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Feb 10, 2022
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Shivanip2116 said:
hey aashdeep,
i have applied in paralegal graduate certificate program at humber college which is of one year program, for while applying for SDS category visa i needed to pay whole one year fees. so i guess if you also want to apply visa under SDS category you will be required to pay whole one year fees.
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Good to know! I am having problems in achieving ilets 7 each for nca exams.
so for the time being i want to apply for this course.
Did you got accepted yet?
please let me know
 
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Shivanip2116

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Jun 14, 2022
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Aashdeep said:
Oh congratulations!
My only concern is that if they have problem with llb pass outs taking paralegal course. Can you share how you convinced them in your sop?
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Yes they allow us to take admission in their college I've done 5year LLB course..and in college admission they don't ask for sop...
But I've prepared my sop for visa process.
I can share my sop ..idm!!
 
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canuck78

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Jun 18, 2017
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Shivanip2116 said:
Yes they allow us to take admission in their college I've done 5year LLB course..and in college admission they don't ask for sop...
But I've prepared my sop for visa process.
I can share my sop ..idm!!
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The big challenge will be to get approved for a SP given you are a lawyer applying for a paralegal program.
 
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