As we are aware, there is an increasing demand in the legal profession for secretaries and support staff who are familiar with a legal background. This course has been curated to give an insight into the legal world without the requirement of being a qualified lawyer. This course will assist candidates in obtaining such skills and knowledge which in turn will enable them in learning effective administration and management of a law firm or office or court which includes preparation of legal documents, file management, litigation, contracts, tortsetc. This course would also familiarize them with various types of laws eg. procedural law like criminal and civil law, family law, business law, real estate, etc and enable them to speak the same legal language.
Course Contents: A Brief Overview
- Introduction to law and understanding the legal language
- Training for the skills required by legal secretaries/ support staff
- Manage the billing, time management and cost entries
- Prepare legal document such as answers, captions, summons and citations
- Understand the litigations and their processes
- Draft of various types of agreements, legal documents etc.
- Learn about different types of laws
- Understand civil and criminal law and proceedings in courts
- File management, meeting management and minute taking
- Proof reading, editing
- Communication skills and confidentiality
