ILSPA's Legal Secretaries Diploma is a Level 3 qualification designed to provide you with both the legal knowledge and practical skills needed to secure employment or progress in your current career. The Diploma offers flexibility, allowing you to choose the units that best suit your workplace and career goals. Through this comprehensive and professionally recognised course, you can master general legal procedures, develop key legal secretary skills, learn how AI is used in legal practice, and gain a solid foundation across a range of areas of law. You will also enhance your document production skills through the drafting and completion of legal correspondence, forms, and professional documents.
You can start our online distance learning course at any time and have the flexibility of studying at your own pace. You have up to one year to complete it, however the average time is three to six months. The more time you dedicate to the course, the sooner you will achieve your qualification.
After enrolment, you will be able to login to our Student and Member area to access your study material, coursework and Student resources. You can then work through each unit in your own time. There are no examinations as you are assessed through the coursework which accompanies each unit.
During your studies, you have access to help and support. You can submit your queries online and you will receive a response from a member of our team.
The syllabus includes the following subjects, with the flexibility to select two core units and three legal units:
Core Units
- General Legal Procedures
- Key Legal Secretary Skills
- AI in Legal Practice
- The English Legal System
Legal Units
- Civil Litigation
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Criminal Law
- Family Law
- Land Law and Conveyancing
- Law of Contract and Tort
- Wills, Probate and Administration
A Glossary of Legal Terminology is also available to Students and can be found in the Student resources section of our Student and Member area.
Additional Benefits: Guidance to secure employment, one year's free Membership of The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs, eligibility for a TOTUM Student Discount card.
Student Review:
I would like to acknowledge and appreciate the support provided throughout my course. The extensive materials made available were incredibly insightful, well-structured, and easy to navigate, which greatly enhanced my learning experience. It has been both enjoyable and valuable, and I am very thankful for the knowledge and practical experience I have gained. Oliwia Piechota, Dorset
