Legal Secretary Diploma (Irish Law)

Irish Legal Secretary Diploma

Make it legal with the Pitman Training Irish Legal Secretary Diploma.

Whether you are a newly experienced secretary or have been in a secretarial position for a while, you may be looking at how to advance your career.

Legal secretaries assist in the smooth running of law firms by giving full secretarial support to lawyers and legal executives. They are significant members of a team

of professionals who work together. The work of a legal secretary varies and can be very rewarding as they deal with a wide range of challenging legal and administrative tasks, combining their knowledge, understanding and skills with modern technology. Law firms can specialise in areas such as Criminal Law or Conveyancing, whilst others will deal with a wider range of fields such as Civil Litigation, Family Law,

Company Law or Probate, to name but a few.

A Legal Secretary should have excellent secretarial skills with a knowledge of Irish law and legal procedures. They must be computer literate and have a good standard of English. Good communication and time management skills are essential for dealing with all aspects of the legal profession and meeting deadlines. Learning legal secretarial skills is easy with Pitman Training. This Legal Secretary Diploma has been developed for Ireland and teaches best practice in the Irish Legal System, based on the latest legislation.  Our tried and trusted methods are the best available. You will work at your own pace in our comfortable premises, helped by experienced tutors as required. You choose your own hours and keep the reference materials when the course is over. On completion, you will receive a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers.

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Core Subjects

Computer Keyboard Skills

Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique. This may help to reduce the risk of RSI (repetitive strain injury).

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 how to communicate effectively in business by letter, email, telephone and presentation. This will cover correct use of grammar, punctuation, principles of letter writing and CV writing.

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Business Document Production

Develop skills and understanding of routine and complex business documents and the conventions used in their production and presentation.

Legal Secretarial - An Introduction to Irish Law*

Gain an introduction to the work, responsibilities, practice and structure of a legal office including rules and guidelines, terminology, legal personnel, court system and documentation covering different legal specialisms.

*Students should note that they must gain a pass in this module

Legal Secretarial Modules - TWO of your choice

Discuss the options (see Elective Subjects) available with your course advisor

Microsoft Word

Achieve introductory and intermediate word processing skills to a good employable standard.  This course will enable you to create professional looking documents, produce tables, and insert pictures and much more.

Microsoft Word Expert

Learn advanced word processing skills including mailmerge, creating graphs, creating and running macros, creating an index, table of contents and more.

Microsoft Excel

Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard. This course will enable you to create a spreadsheet, enter data, formulas and functions; create charts and more.

Microsoft PowerPoint

Gain competency in creating slide presentations. Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound and hyperlinks; applying transition and timing effects.

Microsoft Outlook

Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically. Covers the use of email, electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments; creating and assigning tasks and creating address lists.

Audio Transcription

Learn audio typing techniques to produce business documents to a high degree of accuracy and skill.

Elective Subjects - choose ONE

(Recommended Courses)

Conveyancing Law in Ireland

Wills & Probate Law in Ireland

Criminal Law in Ireland

Family Law in Ireland

Irish Civil Litigation

Company Law in Ireland

Computer Skills

Introduction to Computers

Create, Manage & Integrate Files

Internet Skills

Microsoft Access

Office 2007 Fast Modules 1 - 3

Office 2007 Fast Modules 4 - 6

Personal Development

Go … Make a Difference!

Health & Safety Essentials

Further Enhancements

FETAC examinations as appropriate.

Guideline Learning Time

10 weeks full-time or 200 hours flexi study

(full-time is based on approx 20 hours a week)

Your Pitman Training Diploma will be issued upon successful completion of the core and elective subjects. A pass grade in ‘Legal Secretarial – An Introduction’ must be achieved and a maximum of two ‘course completed’ subjects is accepted. Students should fully discuss all terms and conditions of diploma study with a course advisor.

"Last March I read in the Kerry’s Eye about Pitman Training’s Secretarial Diploma courses. I had been thinking about doing this type of work for a while but hadn’t been sure how to go about it, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to learn some new skills and broaden my horizons. What was great was the advice they gave me on preparing my CV and guiding me on job applications – just one week after finishing my diploma I landed a job working with a prestigious law firm in Listowel.”

Siobhán – Co Kerry

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