Legal secretaries provide administrative support for lawyers and legal executives.
£18,000 Starter
to£45,000 Experienced
36 to 38 a week
9am to 5pm
You can get into this job through:
You could take a course in audio transcription, legal word processing, or a qualification like a Level 3 Diploma for Legal Secretaries.
You'll usually need:
You could get into this job through an intermediate and advanced apprenticeship in legal services or as a paralegal.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an admin assistant with a legal business or organisation and then apply for a trainee position. For most trainee legal secretary jobs you'll need excellent word processing skills of around 45 to 50 words a minute.
You could complete qualifications offered by The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). Both have information about part-time and online distance learning courses.
You can get more advice about legal secretary careers from The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs.
You'll need:
In this role you could be:
You could work in an office, in a court or at a police station.
With experience you could become a senior secretary, PA or office manager in larger firms.
With further qualifications, you could become a legal executive, paralegal or licensed conveyancer.
You could also work towards training as a solicitor or barrister.
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