CILEX Level 3 + PA Diploma (CPD accredited)

Souters Training

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Blended learning in London

£ 2,499 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Blended

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    9 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Personal tutor

    Yes

  • Examinations- physical attendance required

    Yes

QCA accredited; CPD accredited; CILEx accredited

This is a fully accredited course by the national QCF, CPD, City & Guilds and of course CILEX itself. The PA course involves comprehensive training in the PA role plus training in touch typing, audio typing and Microsoft in 3 modules. This is the gold standard for Legal Secretarial training. Legal firms look favourably on this certification as the student will have a wide knowledge of what is expected of them. There will be 2 certificates achievable with this course plus certificates in 3 MS Office modules.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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32 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7DR

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

The PA course will enable the student to gain the essential knowledge and skills to be competent at the CILEx course which should be undertaken after this course. The course is covered in 5 practical sessions. It will give the essential elements to become a proficient legal secretary.

The course is suitable for those with previous or little administration or secretarial experience or who have undertaken quality secretarial training including MS Office.

Students should have a sound level of education.

CILEx Certificate (accredited by QCA, CPD, CILEx)
Souters PA Diploma (CPD accredited)
Microsoft Office in 3 modules - Proficient (Microsoft accredited)

This intensive CILEx course is taught by a legal professional who will review and discuss your coursework, at the various stages, at a time that suits you. Therefore the student will be well prepared for the final assessment. The PA course should ideally be undertaken before the legal course as it prepares the student to for the various legal assignments.

Souters will email course content, schedule, map, registration form and information on the history of Souters. This will be done the same day as the request.

Souters will assist in getting your CV job-ready and suggest interview tips. We also advertise job vacancies on our website and on our in-house notice board. This is done weekly. We do also send CVs to any company that approaches us for new graduates. In this case the CV will be sent only on the student's instructions.

Yes. Souters offers instalment payment. This is done, together with the student's agreement, and an instalment plan is drawn up that best suits the student.

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Subjects

  • Create business documents
  • Create complex legal documents
  • Amend and format documents
  • Format complex tables
  • Interpret amendments
  • Audio Typing
  • Complex legal terminology
  • Court system
  • Risk Assessment
  • Employment Legislation
  • Manage information systems
  • Policies & Procedures
  • Identify need for development
  • Team Work
  • Negotiate priorities
  • Resolve conflict
  • Plan & monitor resources
  • Plan an event or meeting
  • Organise travel
  • Time management

Teachers and trainers (2)

Aili Chen

Aili Chen

Trainer

Joan Tanner

Joan Tanner

Trainer

Course programme

· The PA syllabus consists of:

job functions of a PA

· diary management

· business metter writing

· composing emails, faxes, memorandums

· telephone skills

· making travel/hotel arrangements

· filing systems

· time management

· invoicing / petty cash

· client care

· complaint handling

· work planning

· document presentation

· proofreading

· confidence building

· touch typing

· audio typing

· CV Development

· organising meetings

· MS Office in Word plus 2 other modules - Intermediate

The CILEx course consists of:

Structure of the legal system and the legislation in a legal office

·structure and personnel in the court system

·personal rights / responsibilities to maintain H&S and secure working environment

·carry out a basic risk assessment to monitor hazards to self and others

·the employment legislation in an office.

Information and communication equipment and systems

·the use of different information management systems

·evaluate information systems and suggest improvements

·compare and evaluate manual / electronic communication systems

·make recommendations for improvement

·produce documents according to organisational policies and procedures.

Understand the importance of continuous improvement within a legal office

·importance of continuous development in the working environment

·identifying individual needs for development and opportunities

·evaluate the use of different improvement techniques used by an organisation

·make recommendations for improvements to work practices.

Understand the importance of effective team working within a legal office

·the benefits of team working

·the characteristics of a productive team and how to maintain it

·ways of negotiating priorities with team members and others

·how to resolve potential conflict in a team

·how to plan and monitor resources.

Plan or coordinate an event

·select appropriate venues for types of internal and external events

·plan stages of event / meeting; resources /activities to be carried out

·monitor progress of event preparation in order to meet targets

·prepare information and documentation for delegates

·techniques and reasons for evaluating the success of an event.

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