About Our
Legal Secretarial Course
(Diploma Level).
And because we help over a hundred students to graduate and seek out legal secretarial positions every year, we know exactly what employers and recruitment agencies look for.
In addition, we are recognised by the Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) as training providers for Continual Professional Development (CPD) so our Legal Secretary Diploma is nationally recognised for its practical content.
In fact, our training is extremely practical,
enabling you to demonstrate your new
knowledge and skills instantly and
confidently.
Indeed, our diploma
level legal
secretarial course will help you with
all the essential
skills a lawyer will
expect from you.
That means touch typing,
shorthand, audio, expert use of MS Office and a thorough knowledge
of the processes and forms appropriate to conveyancing, wills and
probate, criminal law, company law, family law and civil litigation.
You can contact
Pitman Training London:
High Holborn - Tel: 020
7025 4700
Notting Hill - Tel: 020
7792 5214
Or contact us by email.
What We Cover.
Our self-paced learning methodology means you can study at your own pace, with our friendly, supportive tutors on hand to help you if you get stuck.
Our diploma level legal
secretarial course covers 13 modules.
The following are core modules:
- Introduction
To Touch Typing
As all our diploma programmes offer a high degree of tailorability, prices and duration are calculated for the specific needs of each student, based on exemptions for their existing skills.
- Keyboard
Speed
Development
- Word
Part 1 (Beginners To Intermediates)
- Word
Part 2 (Advanced)
- Excel Part 1 (Beginners To Intermediates)
- Microsoft
Outlook
- Audio
Typing, Level 1
- Effective
Business Communication
- Powerpoint
- The Legal Secretary - An Introduction
In addition, you need to choose
at least 2 more core modules from the following:
Conveyancing, Wills & Probate, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Company Law or Family
Law.
Next you choose 1"elective" from any of our range of courses.
These might be another legal module, Excel Part 2 (Advanced), our Meetings & Minutes seminar, Basic Bookkeeping - whatever is appropriate to help you get the legal secretarial job you've dreamed of. See our course list.
It's a lot to choose from, but don't worry,
our course advisors will be pleased to help
you choose exactly the right modules for your career.
And If you already have
a high degree of skill in some of the modules, you may not need to sit
them again, simply taking the
test to prove your competence on your
way
to earning your full diploma.
Plus, our self-paced learning methodology means you can study at your own pace, with our friendly, supportive tutors on hand to help you if you get stuck.
Who Should Study For This Pitman Training Diploma?
Anybody wishing to become a legal secretary or who is already one but would like to have the Diploma to prove it and move up the career ladder.
Our diploma is the most widely recognised qualification of its kind!
High Holborn (Tel: 020
7025 4700) or
Notting Hill (Tel: 020 7792
5214).
