The Effective Legal Secretary Course

• Gain a professional qualification as a Legal Secretary
• To provide the knowledge and practical skills for complete job readiness as a Legal Secretary.
• To provide a good basic understanding of the main legal system and the role of a Legal Secretary within the modern commercial and legal environment.
• To provide a Legal Secretarial Course that is practical and interactive
• To gain real skills for working as a Legal Secretary

CONTENT

• The work of a Legal Secretary
• Barristers v Solicitors Training
• Police + CPS + Courts and Procedure(s)
• Legal Word Processing + Introduction to Layout of Templates – main documentation within department
• Criminal Litigation + Witness Statements + Back sheets
• Legal Documents Civil Litigation + Claim Form + Particulars of Claim + Defenses
• Business Law + Contracts
• Family Law + Homework + Petitions + Wills/Clauses
• Audio Transcription
• More text production

FOR WHOM:

Legal Officers and others who perform related functions

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.