Legal Secretary Diploma
Available through the Government Funded MOMENTUM Programme.
To be eligible for this FREE MOMENTUM project, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be unemployed for 12 months in the last 18 months and
- Be in receipt of job seekers allowance, benefit or signing on for Social Insurance Contribution Credits for 12 months or longer and
- Be actively seeking work
Call now on 066 7185775 or visit www.pitman-training.ie momentum@pitmangalway.com
Location: 2nd Floor, Davcon Building, Monavalley Business Park, Kerry.
The Legal Secretary Diploma
30 Week Programme – Full Time
The aim of the course is to provide the learner with the skill, knowledge and
competencies to provide administrative support in a Legal Company or the Legal
Department of any other company. This will be achieved through a combination of formal
classes using audio and practical teaching techniques, seminars, circa 30hrs per week
over 19 weeks (3weeks induction and 16weeks training) and an 11 week work experience
module.
Training:
Formal training will include classes in:
- Office Administration – Typing, MS Word, Excel,PowerPoint & Outlook
- Legal Secretary – Introduction to Irish Law
- Legal Secretary – Conveyancing law in Ireland
- Legal Secretary – Wills and Probate
- Legal Secretary – Civil Litigation
- File Management
- Dictaphone Typing
- There will be Seminars set on specific days in practical subjects such as Telephone Techniques, CV, Work Experience and Career Skills.
- Learners also complete practical projects.
How it works:
- All our learners are individually assessed and previous skills and experience taken into account before they start a Diploma.
- An individual learning plan is put in place and monitored by the Training Co-Ordinator.
- Learners can study up to 6 days per week. The self-paced training mimic’s real life work experience (self-paced audio tutorials while working through real life work scenarios and documents on a PC with the aid of a workbook. All the while having access to a Supervisor / Tutor as a when required). Set dates will be put in place for Seminars.
- Learners have full access to 1:1 Supervisor support and careers advice.
- Learners who want to move ahead at their own pace can do so with access to additional courseware and the support of the 1:1 Supervisor.
- Learners can work through material slower or faster than their peers, catch up at home, move ahead and finish earlier etc.
- Learners can take mock exams and/or exams early if they feel ready.
- This flexible system ensures daily activity and assessment is individual and always relevant.
Work Placement:
All learners must complete an 11 week work placement to complete their training. KT
Business Skills have established a good relationship with many businesses in the sector
and will be able to guide and assist learners in gaining work experience, however it is
advisable that learners establish good communication links with possible local employees
too as the ideal outcome is a permanent job immediately following the work experience.