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Provided by: Pitman Training Centre London Legal Secretary Course - Introduction to LawLegal |
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Provided by Pitman Training Centre London
This exciting course is aimed at individuals wishing to pursue a career as a Legal Secretary.
The course gives an introduction to the work, responsibilities, practice and structure of the legal office.
Available at our High Holborn and Notting Hill training centres.
Visit www.holborntraining.co.uk for more information.
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Legal Secretary Course - Introduction to Law
The legal office; rules and guidelines; new terminology. Lawyers; the solicitor; sole practioners and partnerships; office location; qualifying as a solicitor; the Law Society; the barrister; qualifying as a barrister; the legal executive; support staff. Procedures; accuracy; speed; confidentiality; limitations. Introduction to where the law comes from; classifications of English Law; case law; Acts of Parliament; rules of interpretation; statutes; delegated legislation; European Law; European member states. Legal publications and journals. Criminal and civil law; the English court structure; the Magistrates Court; the County Court; the Crown Court; the High Court of Justice; the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; alternative dispute resolution. Incoming and outgoing post; the DX system; letters; proof reading; copies; faxes; email; couriers. Introduction to documentation; documents in draft; endorsement sheets; engrossments; certifying a copy. Standard documents; document reference; forms; specialist software; filing. Opening files; new clients; solicitor's accounts; petty cash; time sheets; bills; glossary.
About The Training Provider: Pitman Training Centre London
Pitman Training Centre London - We are Pitman Training London (High Holborn and Notting Hill), silver award winners of the "Best Learning Centre" category in the National IT Training Awards. We're also a Microsoft IT Academy We provide executive pa courses, legal secretarial courses, medical secretary training, secretarial skills, touch typing, shorthand, bookkeeping and Sage courses, payroll training, courses in Word,...
