Course code: TBC
Course type: Full time
Duration: 1 year
Level: 3
Site: Station Plaza
Start date: September 2012

Legal secretaries are in demand in solicitors’ and barristers’ offices, in the legal departments of large organisations and in the law courts, providing secretarial and administrative support for the legal profession. Positions are available nationwide and, given their specialist knowledge, qualified legal secretaries usually earn more highly than non-specialist secretaries. If you know you want to work in the legal world, then the ILEX Legal Secretaries is a great place to start. It will equip you with the skills to start work as a legal secretary and it’s also a starting point for further ILEX training towards qualified solicitor status. Successful completion at an appropriate level can allow you to be exempt from some parts of ILEX legal executive course.

What do I need?

Successful completion of ILEX legal secretaries Certificate 2.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment is by way of external exams and assignments.

What will I learn?

Law, advanced keyboard skills, digital dictation software and word processing.

What are my career opportunities?

Several successful students go straight into employment as a legal secretary.

Further Study?

Further study following the ILEX route to qualified solicitor status, or an apprenticeship.

Are there any extra costs?

A fee of £25 is required at enrolment to meet the cost of course work books.