| I hope you find the following information on Legal | | | | - Company and Corporate Law |
| Secretarial/PA jobs useful. | | | | - Conveyancing |
| THE ROLE | | | | - Criminal Law and Practice |
| Legal secretaries assist in all aspects of running a law | | | | - Matrimonial Law and Family Practice Succession |
| firm. The legal secretaries¡¦ jobs can | | | | Click here for Institute Of Legal Secretaries Website |
| include basic tasks such as word processing, | | | | and further information: |
| audio-typing and dealing with general clerical work. | | | | ** ILEX Legal Secretaries Certificate & Diploma |
| Some legal secretary work can include meeting clients, | | | | ILEX offer a Legal Secretaries Certificate (Level 2) |
| arranging meeting and some even attend court or | | | | and a Legal Secretaries Diploma (Level 3) |
| police cells. | | | | The ILEX Paralegal Programmes (ILEXPP) for Legal |
| Legal Secretary jobs can incorporate all areas of law | | | | Secretaries are now considered the benchmark for |
| - from criminal and civil law to property, family, | | | | those aspiring to or working in a legal environment as |
| corporate, private client and banking. | | | | secretaries or personal assistants. Reflecting the |
| SKILLS and INTERESTS | | | | National Standards in Administration, the programmes |
| If you are looking for a Legal Secretary job you should: | | | | offer: a flexible route,no entry requirements (although a |
| Have an interest in law | | | | Grade C or above in English Language GCSE is |
| Have excellent secretarial skills | | | | desirable),a choice of when and where to study, task |
| Be PC literate | | | | based assignments which are all accompanied by up |
| Be accurate and methodical | | | | to date training manuals.'' |
| Be discreet when dealing with confidential information | | | | The ILEX Legal Secretaries Certificate covers the |
| Have a good standard of English, spelling and grammar | | | | following areas: |
| Work well under pressure and be good a meeting | | | | Legal Word Processing |
| deadlines | | | | Administration in the Legal Environment |
| Of course, a polite friendly manner helps! | | | | Communication Skills in the Legal Environment |
| A mix of these skills would provide a solid foundation | | | | Information Processing in the Legal Environment |
| for anyone looking for jobs as a legal secretary | | | | The ILEX Legal Secretaries Diploma covers the |
| Click here for Legal Secretary jobs | | | | following areas: |
| QUALIFICATIONS | | | | Advanced Legal Word Processing |
| There are no formal qualifications to becoming a Legal | | | | Advanced Administration in the Legal Environment |
| Secretary, athough a high standard of general | | | | Advanced Communication Skills in the Legal |
| education is required. To become a Legal Secretary | | | | Environment |
| office and administration experience is useful as is | | | | Advanced Information Processing in the Legal |
| some existing knowledge of the law. | | | | Environment |
| Career Development | | | | Click here for ILEXPP Website and further information |
| Employers often offer on the job training. There are | | | | on the ILEX Tutorial (Training to be a Legal Secretary) |
| different pathways that lead to legal secretarial | | | | Web pages |
| qualifications: | | | | ** OCR (RSA) Legal Word Processing |
| ** The Institute of Legal Secretaries and | | | | OCR(RSA)offers specialised qualifications in legal text |
| PA¡¦s | | | | and legal word processing. The course is for those |
| The Institute of Legal Secretaries and | | | | with previous word processing experience who wish |
| PA¡¦s offer a diploma | | | | to specialise in legal work. This programme is ideal for |
| that¡¦s has been recognised as the most | | | | those who are in employment or wish to gain |
| comprehensive qualification for Legal Secretaries. The | | | | employment in the legal sector. You will be taught |
| diploma is extremely useful if you are looking for jobs | | | | about the production of a range of documents in a |
| as a Legal Secretary. The syllabus for the general | | | | legal context. Legal styles and formats. Legal |
| diploma is divided into five main units: | | | | terminology and English grammar are also covered |
| Outline of the English Legal System | | | | Legal Text Processing is part of the OCR (Oxford, |
| Outlines of the Law of Contract and the Law of Tort | | | | Cambridge and RSA) suite of qualifications in text |
| Conveyancing and an outline of Land Law | | | | processing which are widely recognised by employers |
| Civil Litigation | | | | as benchmark qualifications in text processing. |
| Succession (Wills, Probate and Administration) | | | | Candidates who are successful in achieving |
| The Institute of Legal Secretaries and | | | | accreditation will be able to extend their range of text |
| PA¡¦s also offers courses for Legal | | | | processing skills at intermediate level and progress to |
| Secretaries who would like to specialise in one are of | | | | different optional units within the suite of units at Level |
| law. | | | | 2 or to progress to the OCR Text Processing |
| The subjects covered are: | | | | Advanced (Level 3) qualification. |
| - Civil Litigation | | | | |