Legal Secretary - Introduction to Scots Law
Course
Blended learning in Forres/Inverness
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Blended
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Location
Forres/inverness (Scotland)
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Class hours
8h
To give an introduction to the work, responsibilities, practice and structure of a Scottish legal office. Suitable for: Anyone wishing to work as a Legal Secretary in Scotland. Suitable for both experienced secretaries and people new to the secretarial employment. The course give an introduction to the work, responsibilities, practice and structure of a Scottish legal office.
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Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
There are no formal entry requirements although it is required that participants have a familiarity with the Windows environment and basic keyboarding experience.
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Subjects
- Secretary
Course programme
Course Objectives:
To give an introduction to the work, responsibilities, practice and structure of a Scottish legal office.
Course Content:
Lesson One – Including:
The legal office
Legal practitioners
Support staff
Role of the legal secretary
Lesson Two – Including:
Where the law comes from
How laws are made
Where to find the law
Lesson Three – Including:
The court system
Scottish court structure
The alternative dispute resolution
Lesson Four – Including:
Principles for dealing with post
The DX system and legal post
Standard document layout, including the
preparation of draft documents
Effective document management
Precedents and specialist software
Follow-on Courses
Scottish Family Law, Scottish Criminal Law, Audio Transcription Stage 1, Effective Business Communication
Inclusion in Diploma Programme
This course forms part of the Legal Secretarial Diploma.
Qualifications:
Company or Course Certificate / Diploma: A Pitman Training Certificate is issued on sucessful completion of the end of course examination.
Legal Secretary - Introduction to Scots Law