Certificate in Legal Skills for Legal Secretaries

Dublin

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Course starts: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Fee: €850

The Law Society of Ireland is delighted to launch a new course commencing in autumn 2024. This Certificate in Legal Skills for Legal Secretaries has been designed to give students a greater understanding of the knowledge and skills required for working in a legal firm. Lecturers will emphasise the practical aspects of working in a legal office, highlight the key documents that legal secretaries deal with on a day-to-day basis, and set out the steps involved in litigation cases, probate, conveyancing and other transactions. The certificate will provide significant value for legal secretaries as well as their employers.

Modules

Module 1: Intro-Irish legal system

Module 2: Litigation

Module 3: Conveyancing

Module 4: Wills and probate

Module 5: Company law

Module 6: Family Law and Employment Law

Module 7: Legal skills

Module 8: Running a legal office

The course is ideally suited to legal secretaries seeking to expand their legal skills and obtain a legal qualification. It is also suitable for:

• Office managers,
• Personal assistants,
• Office administrators, and
• Secretaries working in a non-legal setting who wish to gain the practical skills and knowledge required to work in a legal office.

Credits towards a Legal Executive qualification

Completion of this course will give applicants credits towards a new Legal Executive qualification that will be offered by the Law Society in 2025.

For more information, visit: www.lawsociety.ie/diplomacentre