{"id":252,"date":"2009-04-15T15:02:16","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T19:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/law\/ccms\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:06:49","slug":"cooperative-education-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/future-students\/undergraduate-programs\/cooperative-education-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-op &#038; Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n        \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-cu-black-50 pt-10 pb-12\" style=\"\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-cu-black-800 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Co-op &#038; Careers\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"co-op-and-careers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-op and Careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are in an Honours Program, you can integrate your academic work with hands-on experience. Co-op can give you an important edge in today&#8217;s competitive job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-op is a way to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>get practical experience on the job<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>build a network of contacts in industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>explore career options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>practice skills you learn in school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>earn money to help reduce student debt-load<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/regulations\/co-operativeeducation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Co-op &amp; Careers<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"career-options\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Career Options:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just a few of the many career options available to you with a B.A. in Law:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>public service <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>professional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>policy analyst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>legal administrator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>legal researcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>correction officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>paralegal officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>administrative support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>legislator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>claims representative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>litigation paralegal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>victim services specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>For a more detailed breakdown, view our new&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/career-paths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Career Paths<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;feature and learn more about the direction your degree can take you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-op and Careers If you are in an Honours Program, you can integrate your academic work with hands-on experience. Co-op can give you an important edge in today&#8217;s competitive job market. Co-op is a way to: For more details, please see the Co-op &amp; Careers website. 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