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Legal Secretary - How to get into this job

Hekeretari Ture

Entry Requirements

To become a legal secretary you need to have relevant work experience in a law firm or other secretarial work. Many employers prefer that legal secretaries have completed a secretarial course. However, other secretarial or office administration courses may also be useful.

Secondary Education

Sixth Form Certificate or NCEA equivalent English, typing, maths and computer studies are useful.

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Training on the job

Skills are gained on the job, including legal terms and meanings. Legal secretaries may also attend in-house training courses or study towards a Legal Executive Certificate.

"Often when you apply for jobs, legal experience is not necessary. You learn so much as you go, in the particular field you work in and the particular team you work for."

Penny MacAskill - Legal secretary