Legal Secretarial
Vocational qualification
Blended learning in London
Description
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Type
Vocational qualification
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Methodology
Blended
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Location
London
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Duration
7 Weeks
Suitable for: Individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills to become a legal secretary.
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Course programme
Course Objective:
To provide you with the essential skills to start a career as a legal secretary with confidence.
Course Content:
► 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
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► 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
► Internet Skills
► Microsoft Access
► Office Fast Modules 1 – 3
► Office Fast Modules 4 - 6
► Health & Safety Essentials
► Go… Make A Difference
► Go… Get That Job!
► Legal Secretarial - Conveyancing
► Legal Secretarial – Wills & Probate
► Legal Secretarial – Criminal Law
► Legal Secretarial – Company Law
► Legal Secretarial – Family Law
► Legal Secretarial – Civil Litigation
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
Legal Secretarial