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Trainee Legal Secretary Jobs – Getting Your First Job

Simply Law — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:29:50 +0000

Trainee legal secretarial jobs are there to give administrative and secretarial assistance to those working within the legal profession. There is a wide range of office management and admin tasks that legal secretary jobs could entail. Depending on the organisation, junior legal secretary jobs may need you to have direct contact with clients and have specialist roles.

Junior legal secretary jobs responsibilities include:

Dealing with office post and answering phone calls
Typing letters, reports, legal documents/paperwork
Proofreading documents and letters
Keeping records and accounts
Transcribing and taking dictation
The organisation of travel, appointments and other functions
Going to court, meetings with clients and police stations to take notes.

A lot of the time there are no specific minimum qualifications required to become a trainee legal secretary. This job can be an entry level, junior position. However, GCSEs are a plus. As this role depends on excellent admin and typing skills, demonstration of exceptional written and verbal English will go a long way.

For those that have no experience in this profession, it is worth having at least a year’s office experience on your CV. This will undoubtedly assist you in become successful in junior legal secretary jobs applications. The knowledge of main office software, as well as general office and admin decorum are valued for this position. Trainee legal secretary jobs salaries start at around £13,000. Through progress within a firm, this will go up considerably. Many find that additional training whilst on the job can further their careers in the legal profession too.

Legal secretary jobs can be found all over the country in many different firms and offices. Demand is high as the role is extremely important within the legal profession.

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Legal Secretary Job Description

Simply Law — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:17:21 +0000

Legal secretarial jobs are there to give administrative and secretarial help to people working within the legal world. There is a broad range of office management and admin tasks that legal secretary jobs entail. Depending on the firm legal secretaries jobs may need you to have direct contact with clients and have specialist roles.

Legal Secretary jobs responsibilities normally include:

Typing letters, reports, legal documents/paperwork
Dealing with office post and answering phone calls
Transcribing and taking dictation
The organisation of travel, appointments and other functions
Keeping records and accounts
Proofreading documents and letters
Going to court, meetings with clients and police stations (all to take notes)

Regular office hours (9am-5pm) will usually be worked and often part time legal secretarial jobs are available. The work is largely based at a desk and a great deal of tasks will be using a computer. The salary to expect could range from anything between £13,000 to £37,000. This depends on the firm, your experience and how long you have worked in the position.

Legal secretaries jobs skills:

Exceptional computer and typing skills
Good organisation
Excellent English
Attention to detail and accuracy
Interest in the law and admin.

Often there are not minimum qualifications needed for legal secretarial jobs, however employers will prefer maths and English GCSEs. If you demonstrate good writing skills you will stand more of a chance at getting legal secretary jobs.

Another way to get legal secretaries jobs is by attaining an apprenticeship. However, on the job training is common. After a while in one company, you may find that you progress with additional training to become a paralegal or a legal executive.

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