4212- LEGAL SECRETARIES

Job Title: 

LEGAL SECRETARIES

Alternate Titles: 

Legal administrator,Legal clerk,Legal secretary,Secretary (legal services)

Job Description: 

Legal secretaries file and maintain legal and other records, transcribe notes and dictation into typewritten form and perform other routine clerical tasks in legal practices.

Education: 

There are no formal academic requirements, although employers may expect candidate to possess a legal secretarial qualification. Entrants to professional legal courses typically require GCSEs/ S grades or equivalent qualifications. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at Levels 2, 3 and 4.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 3
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 7.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • types letters and legal documents such as wills and contracts;
  • maintains court and clients? records, organises diaries and arranges appointments;
  • answers enquiries and directs clients to appropriate experts;
  • attends meetings and keeps records of proceedings;
  • delivers and collects documents;
  • sorts and files correspondence and carries out general clerical work.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK