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Legal Secretary
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Overview
Certificate in Legal Secretary
Legal secretaries provide a high level of administrative support for lawyers and legal executives. This course helps you with the day-to-day tasks involved in running a legal service or law firms. If you are interested in law and want to develop administrative skills in the legal sector, this course is ideal for you.
You will learn written and communication skills, and be able to work in a busy office also working to deadlines. To become a legal secretary, you will need good knowledge in education with general skills in literacy and numeracy. You will also need word processing skills and some experience in office work.
Our online programme is well designed that you feel the same as you are in the classroom. This course is comprised of professionally narrated e-Learning modules, interactive quizzes, tests and exams. All delivered through a system that you will have lifetime access for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Effective support service, and study materials including step by step guided tutorial videos build your confidence to study well and guide you to secure your qualification.
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- Lifetime Access to your course.
- The price shown on Reed is for the whole course, including the final exam and free e-certificate.
- CPD and IAP accredited certificate upon successful completion
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Description
This online Legal Secretary Training course has been designed for 25 guided learning hours. Following course outline will provide you the idea about main topics areas are covered in this training course. The numbers of sub topics are covered under following each main topic:
Course Curriculum
[Module 01] Understanding the Legal Systems
- English Legal System
- Difference between civil law and criminal law UK
- Court system and structure in UK
- How laws are made
[Module 02] Developing General Secretarial Skills
- Answering telephone calls in a professional manner
- Dealing with enquiries from clients via email, fax and letter
- Using a diary management system and making appointments
- Keeping records of costs and controlling petty cash
- Delivering and collecting documents
- Keeping Records and Filing
[Module 03] Developing Legal Secretarial Skills
- Production of letters and legal documents such as wills, contracts and court papers
- Working from notes and digital dictation
- Preparing court forms and statements
- Importance of proof reading
- Dealing with fee processes
- Attending court or police cells with solicitors
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Getting Started
- Overview and Introduction
- Essential Elements of Meeting Minutes
- Responsibilities of a Minute Taker
- Solutions to Potential Problems
- Summary
Method of Assessment:
At the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice questions assessment test. This online multiple choice questions test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.
Certification:
Successful candidates will be awarded “Certificate for Legal Secretary Training”.
Why Choose Us?
- Our courses represent outstanding value for money
- High quality e-learning study materials and mock exams.
- Each course is designed by industry experts, using an innovative interactive learning approach.
- Includes step-by-step guided videos tutorials.
- 24/7 Access to the Online Learning Portal.
- Anytime & Anywhere Learning.
- Recognised Accredited Qualification.
- Access Course Content on Mobile, Tablet or Desktop.
- Study in a user friendly, advanced online learning platform.
- Excellent customer service and administrative support.
Who is this course for?
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This course requires no formal prerequisites and this certification is open to everyone
Requirements
- Expect a good standard of literacy, ICT and you may have an advantage with a GCSE (A-C) in English, or a similar level of qualification.
- There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all learners, of all academic backgrounds
- Learners should be ages 17 or over to undertake the qualification.
- If you have some basic knowledge of office administration will be an advantage for study, but you don't need any previous qualifications or a current work placement.
Career path
Starting salaries can be between £18,000 and £22,000 a year, depending on your location.
With experience, this can rise to between £22,000 and £33,000.
Highly-qualified legal secretaries can earn between £35,000 and £40,000 or more a year.
With experience you could progress to senior legal secretary, PA or office manager in larger firms.
Questions and answers
I have already bought this course. Will it be a full qualification once completed?
Answer:Dear Laura , Yes ,Successful candidates will be awarded “CPD accredited Certificate for Legal Secretary Training”. Best Regards, Student Support team
This was helpful.Could I study this with a iPhone or iPad or do I need a laptop? Need more details before I buy it as I have nowhere to study using a laptop currently
Answer:Hi, Our courses are designed to better work on Google Chrome. However, using an iPad will be fine. We always recommend a desktop since it is easier to see but an iPad will do just fine.
This was helpful.I want to do a legal secretary course but have no law qualification, and no background in law. Will this be okay for myself?
Answer:Dear Emma, No. There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all learners, of all academic backgrounds. Learners should be ages 17 or over to undertake the qualification.If you have some basic knowledge of office administration will be an advantage for study, but you don't need any previous qualifications or a current work placement. Best Regards, Student Support team.
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