Overview
Legal Secretaries perform secretarial, clerical and other administrative tasks in support of Legal Professionals, applying knowledge of legal terminology, procedures and documents.
Day-to-day
- liaises with other staff to arrange meetings, and to gain and provide information
- prepares reports, briefing notes and correspondence, and proofreads work for typographical and grammatical errors
- maintains diaries and makes travel arrangements
- processes incoming and outgoing mail, filing correspondence and maintains records
- answers telephone calls, responds to inquiries and redirects callers
- takes and transcribes dictation of letters and other documents
- greets visitors, ascertains nature of business and directs visitors to appropriate personal
- may implement management decisions and maintain records of meetings.
To become a Legal Secretary
You can work as a Legal Secretary without formal qualifications, however, a certificate III, IV or diploma in legal services or secretarial and clerical studies may be useful.
Skills employers are looking for
