Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

22. - Legal professions and studies

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals for the legal profession, for related support professions and professional legal research, and focus on the study of legal issues in non-professional programs.

22.03 - Legal support services

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 22.0301 to 22.0399.

22.0301 - Legal administrative assistant/secretary

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. These programs include courses in office management, secretarial science, principles of U.S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law office procedures, record keeping, billing, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • legal administration
  • legal administrative assistant
  • legal administrative secretary
  • legal office administration
  • legal office procedures
  • legal secretarial
  • legal secretary
  • legal stenography

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • court stenography(22.0303)
  • executive assistant(52.0402)
  • secretary(52.0401)

22.0302 - Legal assistant/paralegal

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of a lawyer or court. These programs include courses in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • law clerk
  • legal assistant
  • legal technician
  • paralegal
  • paralegal assistant
  • paralegal studies
  • paralegalism

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • conveyancing(22.0399)
  • lawyer(22.0101)
  • notary public(22.9999)

22.0303 - Court reporting and captioning/court reporter

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to record and transcribe examinations, testimony, judicial orders and instructions, legal opinions, and other formal proceedings via print or electronic methods. These programs include courses in legal terminology, legal transcription, shorthand, verbatim recording, equipment operation and procedures, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • court reporter
  • court reporting
  • court reporting and captioning
  • court stenographer
  • court stenography

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • closed captioning(10.0204)
  • editing court reporter transcripts(22.0305)
  • journalism(09.0401)
  • legal secretary(22.0301)
  • scopist(22.0305)
  • stenographer-typist(52.0408)

22.0304 - Court interpreter

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to provide accurate translation and interpretation between two or more languages for parties involved in a legal proceeding. These programs include courses in courtroom standards and procedures, court interpreting, legal terminology, consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, and sight translation.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • court interpreter
  • courtroom interpreting
  • legal interpretation and translation

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • sign language interpretation(16.1603)
  • translation and interpretation(16.0103)

22.0305 - Scopist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to perform editing and word processing on a court reporter transcript to ensure the accuracy of the transcripts. These programs include courses in legal terminology, legal transcription, machine shorthand, and computer-aided transcription software.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • editing court reporter transcripts
  • scopist

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • court reporter(22.0303)

22.0399 - Legal support services, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Legal support services.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • administrative tribunal agent
  • bailiff
  • conveyance clerk
  • conveyancing
  • court and tribunal agent
  • court support services
  • immigration consultant
  • immigration practitioner
  • legal support services
  • sheriff

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • real estate(52.1501)