Legal Secretary
Legal Secretary – Introductory Module
Course Content
Lesson 1: The legal office, legal practitioners, support staff, the legal secretary, importance of proof-reading
Lesson 2: Difference between civil law and criminal law, court system and structure, how laws are made, general office procedures, different methods of communication, setting up files for a new client, client care letter, instruction form, telephone attendance note
Lesson 3: House style, business letter layout, special instructions and marks. Routing correspondence, inserting dates into documents, legal document layout, inserting specified horizontal space, precedents and specialised software, preparing a codicil, importance of good file management
Lesson 4: The office account and client account, how time is record, client care and invoicing, business memo layout, letter before action, correct expansion of abbreviations
OCR Additional Exercises: Revision of OCR topics covered during the course, interpreting amendment and correction signs, locating information for insertion in a document.
Legal Secretary – Civil Litigation :
Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction to Civil Law, Instruction Form for Debt Collection, Letter Before Action.
Lesson 2: The Claim Form, Particulars of Claim.
Lesson 3: Filing and Serving the Claim Form, Certificate of Service and Notice of Non-Service, The Admission, Defence and/or Counterclaim, Defence Form, List of Documents. The Admission, Defence and/or Counterclaim, Defence Form, List of Documents.
Lesson 4: Proceedings in the High Court, Instruction Form for Personal Injury, Response to Request for Further Information.
Legal Secretary– Criminal Law :
Course Content
Lesson 1: Initial Stages in a Criminal Law case, Different Categories of Offence, Attendance notes
Lesson 2: Statements of Accused, Preparing an Information
Lesson 3: Witness Statements, Instructions to Counsel
Lesson 4: Dealing with Offenders, Legal Aid Claim Forms, Preparing an Invoice
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Legal Secretary – Company Law :
Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction to Company Law, Instruction Form
Lesson 2: Companies House, Form 10
Lesson 3: Form 12, Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association
Lesson 4: Incorporation, Company Seal, Company Meetings
Lesson 5: Forms 287 and 288a, Annual Return, Stock Transfer Form
Legal Secretary – Conveyancing :
Course Content
Lesson 1: The meaning of the term ‘conveyancing’, the difference between freehold and leasehold, registered and unregistered land, stages in a conveyancing transaction, preparing an instruction form for conveyancing and client care letter
Lesson 2: Seller’s Information Property Form, additional enquiries, official copies and form OC1, local and other searches, preparing a draft contract, pre-exchange mortgage procedures, formulas used for exchange of contracts
Lesson 3: Preparing a draft transfer, requisitions on title, the purpose of an official search with priority, form OS1, pre-completion mortgage requirements, carrying out a bankruptcy search, discharge of mortgage and form DS1, electronic notification of discharge, preparing a completion statement.
Lesson 4: post-completion procedures, stamp duty land tax, registering the new owner, form AP1, e-conveyancing.
Legal Secretary – Family Law :
Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction to Family Law, Basic Divorce Procedure, Instruction Form
Lesson 2: The Petition, Example of a Petition, Certificate with regard to Reconciliation
Lesson 3: Statement of Arrangements for Children
Lesson 4: Filing the Petition Lesson 4: The Acknowledgement of Service, Serving the Petition, The Answer, Affidavits
Lesson 5: Decree Nisi, Decree Absolute
Legal Secretary – Wills And Probate :
Course Content
Lesson 1: Procedures to be followed when preparing a Will
Lesson 2: Codicils, enduring Power of Attorney and Deed of Revocation
Lesson 3: Procedures to be followed when obtaining Grant of Probate
Lesson 4: Documents associated with the distribution of an Estate
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