Legal Secretarial Diploma

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: • 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! • 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) 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