Legal Secretarial Diploma

Legal Secretarial Diploma

Designed for:      Individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills to become a legal secretary.
 
Objectives:          To provide you with the essential skills to start a career as a legal secretary with  confidence.
 
 
Course Content
Core Subjects

·       Computer Keyboard Skills – Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique.
 
·       Keyboard Speed Development – Develop your typing speed to improve productivity using graded copying exercises and timed dictations.  A number of stages are available, taking you up to a speed of 70 wpm.
 
·       Effective Business Communication – Learn to communicate effectively in business – by letter, email, telephone and personal presentations.
 
OR
 
·       Business Document Production – Develop skills and understanding of routine and complex business documents.
 
·       Audio Transcription – Learn to type from audio dictation using a variety of correspondence e.g. memos, reports and letters.
 
·       Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good business standard.
 
·       Microsoft Word Expert – Learn advanced word processing skills including mail merge, graphs, macros, creating an index, table of contents and more.
 
·       Microsoft Excel – Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard.
 
·       Microsoft PowerPoint – Gain competency in creating slide presentations.  Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound, hyperlinks, and applying transition and timing effects to a slide show.
 
·       Microsoft Outlook – Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically.
 
·       Legal Secretarial – An Introduction – Gain an introduction to the work, responsibilities, practice, and structure of a legal office, including rules and guidelines, terminology, legal personnel, the court system and documentation covering different legal specialisations.
 
·       Legal Secretarial Modules – TWO of your choice.  Discuss the options (see Elective Subjects) available with your course advisor.
 
 
Recommended Electives – choose ONE:
 
·         Legal Secretarial – Conveyancing
 
·         Legal Secretarial – Wills & Probate
 
·         Legal Secretarial – Criminal Law
 
·         Legal Secretarial – Company Law
 
·         Legal Secretarial – Family Law
 
·         Legal Secretarial – Civil Litigation
 
·         OCR examinations (participating centres only)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
·         Introduction to Computers                                         
 
·         Create, Manage and Integrate Files
 
·         Internet Skills
 
·         Microsoft Access
 
·         Office 2007 Fast (Modules 1-3)
 
·         Office 2007 Fast (Modules 4-6)
 
·         Health and Safety Essentials
 
·         Go–Make a Difference!
 
 
The above are recommended electives for this Diploma.  Alternative subjects may be chosen.  Please discuss the options with your Course Advisor. 
Benefits

Equip you to start a new career

The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace

Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training

The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers

 
 
Guideline Learning Time:        7 weeks full-time* (200 hours flexi study)         * based on  20-30 hours a week