| If you are thinking of applying for a legal | | | | law firms legal secretaries submit and produce |
| secretary job its important to understand what | | | | these forms on behalf of their solicitors. They |
| exactly the job entails. We've come up with eight | | | | require meticulous attention to detail and |
| duties which are common to many legal | | | | obsessive accuracy. Each of the documents is |
| secretaries. | | | | hugely important so a legal secretary needs to be |
| Plan and Organise Schedules - Solicitors are very | | | | trustworthy. |
| busy people, so it's important to keep their diary | | | | Assist Trial Preparation - The solicitor is |
| and schedule well organised. Solicitors usually | | | | responsible for much of research that goes into a |
| charge their clients by the time they spend down | | | | trial, however a significant proportion of the |
| to the minute. As a consequence it's really | | | | preparation is carried out by the legal secretary. |
| important for legal secretaries to help create an | | | | Because of these responsibilities it's important that |
| organised schedule. | | | | you have a good understanding of the basics of |
| Prepare Documents - There are all kinds of | | | | law and a passion to learn more. |
| documents that are created in law firms for both | | | | Type Letters to Clients - there is a lot of typing |
| internal and external purposes. Often the legal | | | | in the job. If you have great touch typing skills |
| secretary will be responsible for producing these | | | | you are going to be a popular legal secretary. |
| documents. The paper work can vary from law | | | | Legal documents can be long and there is often a |
| firm to law firm, client to client but the | | | | great deal of the correspondence between |
| responsibility usually falls upon the legal secretary. | | | | solicitors and clients so typing up letters is likely to |
| File Legal Documents - If a case is going to court | | | | take up a significant proportion of a legal |
| a lot of paperwork is usually required. At many | | | | secretary's time. |